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Based on diet, medication, invasive lithotripsy/stent procedures.
Reference: 38 CFR 4.115a, DC 7508
What is the VA rating for Nephrolithiasis / Kidney Stones?
Based on diet, medication, invasive lithotripsy/stent procedures.
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How VA Rates Kidney Stones: DC 7508 Nephrolithiasis and Surgery Criteria
Learn how the VA evaluates kidney stones (nephrolithiasis) under 38 CFR 4.115b (DC 7508) using the hydronephrosis criteria and the recurrent-stone procedure exception.
Kidney Stones & Nephrolithiasis: How VA Rates Calculi and Colic
Understand how the VA rates kidney stones under 38 CFR 4.115b, Diagnostic Code 7508, invasive treatments like lithotripsy, and higher evaluations under renal scales.
Chronic Kidney Disease & Renal Failure: How VA Rates Kidney Function
38 CFR 4.115a lists renal dysfunction evaluations from 0 to 100 percent, mostly by GFR over 3 consecutive months. See what the rating schedule says.
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