The Board has granted a disability rating of 30 percent for the appellant's left side non-obstructive nephrolithiasis, to include ureterolithiasis, effective February 6, 2020.
The deciding factor: The appellant's condition was manifested by recurrent stone formation and required frequent treatment such as diet therapy and drug therapy more than two times a year, meeting the criteria for a 30 percent rating under both the old and current regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- left side non-obstructive nephrolithiasis, ureterolithiasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23047636
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected chronic kidney disease and remanded the claims for service connection for hydronephrosis and ureterolithiasis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected chronic kidney disease.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating and an earlier effective date for ureterolithiasis.
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