The veteran's service-connected nephrolithiasis is rated at 30 percent since August 29, 2002.
The deciding factor: The veteran's nephrolithiasis has been productive of recurrent stone formation requiring frequent procedures more than two times per year, warranting a 30 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- nephrolithiasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0601574
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for nephrolithiasis and service connection for vertigo, chronic fatigue syndrome, right shoulder osteoarthritis, and sleep apnea.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for multiple conditions and denied higher initial ratings for several service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for nephrolithiasis, effective from the date VA received the claim.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a back disability, assigned a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder from September 13, 2016, to September 25, 2017, and denied other claims.
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