The Veteran's kidney stones were rated noncompensably disabling prior to March 17, 2008. Effective March 17, 2008, the Veteran was granted a 30 percent rating for his kidney stones based on renal dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had recurrent stone formation and occasional attacks of colic that required invasive or non-invasive procedures no more than once a year, meeting the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7508.
- Claimed conditions
- Kidney Stones
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 20, 2015
- Citation
- 1516889
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- Granted
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