The Veteran's kidney stones and chronic renal disease with right ureteropelvic junction obstruction are now rated at 80 percent effective April 24, 2016.,Service connection for kidney stones is granted with an effective date of August 31, 2001.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's chronic renal disease with right ureteropelvic junction obstruction manifested in generalized poor health characterized by lethargy, weakness, and limitation of exertion.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney stones, chronic renal disease, right ureteropelvic junction obstruction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184254
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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