The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for chronic kidney stones as secondary to a service-connected disability, including PTSD or stress associated with PTSD, or hypertension. The evidence does not support a finding that these kidney stones are related to any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA examiners did not find a causal relationship between the Veteran's chronic kidney stones and his service-connected conditions (PTSD, hypertension, or healed duodenal ulcer).
- Claimed conditions
- chronic kidney stones
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2024
- Citation
- 24002976
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic kidney stones and remanded claims for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, left knee condition, right knee condition, sinusitis, bronchitis, and emphysema.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic kidney stones, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Veteran did not have current manifestations of these conditions or a medical nexus to an in-service incurrence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's periods of active duty for training and inactive duty for training. The claim will be reconsidered after verifying these dates and obtaining associated service treatment records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic kidney stones, unspecified anxiety disorder, and PTSD due to a lack of VA examination and incomplete medical records. The Veteran is presumed exposed to toxic substances during his military service.
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