The Veteran's nephrolithiasis is granted with a 30% rating from February 23, 2007 to October 24, 2017.,Other claims for service connection and disability ratings are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the assignment of an initial 30 percent rating for nephrolithiasis from February 23, 2007 to October 24, 2017. The Veteran's nephrolithiasis is manifested by recurrent stone formation requiring drug therapy throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Nephrolithiasis, Bilateral Cone Dystrophy (vision loss), DJD of the left knee, DJD of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19172001
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various joint and back disabilities due to a lack of VA examinations, which were required by the Veterans Court. The Veteran's assertions include injuries from falls during service and wear and tear from his job as a bridge crewmember.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to August 31, 2020.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD was granted an initial evaluation of 50 percent, dermatitis as of December 4, 2024 was granted a 10 percent evaluation, and kidney stones were denied. Service connection for allergic rhinitis and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy were also denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's kidney disability, including nephrolithiasis and chronic renal disease with hypertension, increased on October 20, 2022. The Board granted an effective date of October 20, 2022, for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
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