The Board has determined that the veteran's current right kidney disability does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not account for the veteran's current symptomatology, which included severe pain and blood in his urine.
- Claimed conditions
- absence of left kidney, history of right nephrolithiasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 14, 2004
- Citation
- 0428269
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