The Board found that the veteran does not have current renal calculi or left thumb scar disabilities and denied service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any current diagnoses of renal calculi or left thumb scar disabilities, and the VA examiner could not find a basis for diagnosing either condition.
- Claimed conditions
- renal calculi, left thumb scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2005
- Citation
- 0518869
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection for the claimed conditions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal in its entirety prior to the promulgation of a decision, citing satisfaction with the October 2024 supplemental statement of the case and rating decision.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals of entitlement to increased disability ratings, initial compensable ratings, and initial disability ratings for lumbosacral strain, chronic rhinitis, and headaches. The appeal of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and left thumb scar was also dismissed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to earlier effective dates for left thumb disability and scar, as well as initial ratings for these conditions. The Veteran's claims are pending further development.
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