The Veteran's kidney stones are currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted as there have been no frequent attacks of colic requiring catheter drainage.,The Veteran's urinary tract infections do not require long-term drug therapy or hospitalizations, so a compensable rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not demonstrate that the Veteran experienced frequent attacks of colic requiring catheter drainage for her kidney stones. The examination did not identify the frequency of attacks of colic or the catheter drainage needed for a 20 percent evaluation under DC 7509.
- Claimed conditions
- Kidney Stones, Urinary Tract Infections, Hypertension, Chest Pain, Premenstrual Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18155373
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