The Veteran's kidney stone disability has been rated as noncompensable and is now rated at 30 percent effective June 18, 2008. The Veteran's DeQuervain's tenosynovitis of the right hand and right fourth finger was also rated as noncompensable but is now rated at 30 percent effective June 18, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has recurrent kidney stone formation requiring drug therapy which meets the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7508. The Veteran's DeQuervain's tenosynovitis of the right hand and right fourth finger was rated as noncompensable but is now rated at 30 percent effective June 18, 2008 due to recurrent stone formation requiring drug therapy.
- Claimed conditions
- Nephrolithiasis (Kidney Stone Disability), DeQuervain's tenosynovitis of the right hand and right fourth finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1408818
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