The Board found that the Veteran's pre-existing congenital left hydronephrosis secondary to ureteropelvic junction obstruction was aggravated by his military service, and granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions provided clear evidence of a long-standing congenital condition exacerbated during service, meeting the criteria for aggravation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1153.
- Claimed conditions
- left hydronephrosis, ureteropelvic junction obstruction
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 27, 2014
- Citation
- 1423853
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's appeal is denied as the service connection for a scar status post kidney operation is not granted due to the usual effects of surgical treatment in service.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's ureteral obstruction and left hydronephrosis were not caused by VA treatment, thus denying his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Granted
The Veteran's kidney condition manifested with occasional attacks of colic, not infected and did not require catheter drainage. The Board finds that the evidence more nearly approximates a 10 percent disability rating for obstruction, left uretero-pelvic area, left hydronephrosis.
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