Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for kidney stones as the evidence did not show recurrent stone formation requiring invasive or non-invasive procedures more than two times per year.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA examination report indicated that the Veteran had undergone invasive or non-invasive procedures with an average of 2 per year, but the most recent procedure was in January 2019, and there were no reports of such procedures during the relevant appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney stones
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095677
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