The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's left ureteral calculus, finding that it results in occasional flank pain.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed occasional attacks of flank pain without frequent attacks requiring catheter drainage or severe hydronephrosis.
- Claimed conditions
- left ureteral calculus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2004
- Citation
- 0414340
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The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and assigned an effective date of September 11, 2008. The Veteran's right knee instability is rated at 20 percent disabling, while painful limitation of motion of the right knee is rated at 10 percent. The left ureteral calculus (kidney stone) has been rated as non-compensable.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
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