The Veteran's kidney stones are currently rated as 10 percent disabling, effective November 14, 2021. The Veteran's gouty arthritis of the right great toe and left ankle is currently rated as 20 percent disabling for the period from June 17, 2005 to October 18, 2006.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran experienced occasional renal colic during the claim period, which satisfied the criteria for a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7509. For gouty arthritis of the right great toe and left ankle, the VA examiner noted symptoms such as swelling at the right great toe joint with hallux valgus deformity, decreased ability to ambulate during flares, and pain in the right great toe.
- Claimed conditions
- Kidney Stones, Gouty Arthritis of the Right Great Toe and Left Ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23000020
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Decisions by this judge: 154 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Veteran's kidney stones have been rated at a 60 percent since October 28, 2019. This decision grants the rating for this period.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for initial ratings on GERD and a right shoulder disability, as well as the denials of service connection for alopecia, bronchitis, left elbow disability, right elbow disability, lentigo, sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) have been dismissed due to his withdrawal during a hearing before the undersigned. The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) has been granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including kidney stones, tinnitus, high frequency bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral cataracts, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period of August 30, 2022, to January 24, 2023.
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