The Board denied service connection for chronic kidney stones as secondary to a service-connected disability, including PTSD or stress associated with PTSD, or hypertension.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners opined that the Veteran's chronic kidney stones were not caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, and the evidence did not support the claim that stress from PTSD or hypertension contributed to the formation of kidney stones.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic kidney stones
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2024
- Citation
- 24002976
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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