The Board restored the Veteran's disability rating for recurrent nephrolithiasis from 20% to 30%, finding that her condition had not improved and was still at the same level as before the reduction.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not reflect an improvement in the Veteran's recurrent nephrolithiasis disability under ordinary conditions of life, including frequent attacks of colic symptoms approximately once a month reported by the VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent nephrolithiasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22061282
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- Remanded (sent back)
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