Hard mineral deposits in the bladder that may cause pain, bleeding, or difficulty urinating.
Because bladder stones are rated as voiding dysfunction, medical evidence should reflect whichever type of voiding problem affects you most severely. For urine leakage or incontinence, records showing how frequently absorbent materials must be changed each day are directly relevant. For urinary frequency, documented daytime voiding intervals or records of how many times you wake at night to void help establish the correct level.
For obstructed voiding, useful evidence includes records of catheterization, post-void residual measurements above 150 cc, uroflowmetry results showing a peak flow rate below 10 cc per second, documentation of recurrent urinary tract infections caused by obstruction, or records of stricture dilations and how often they are needed. Your own statements and those of people who know you describing how voiding symptoms affect your daily activities and work can also support the picture shown in your medical records. If symptoms fall into more than one voiding category, records that clearly distinguish each symptom may matter for whether they are evaluated separately.
Conditions that are often caused or made worse by this one. If you have any of these, they may be claimable as secondary service connection.
