Kidney disease
Across 2,075 real Board appeals for Kidney disease
66% were granted, partly granted, or remanded.
A denial is often not the end — remands are sent back for more development and frequently end in a grant.
- Granted 15%
- Partly granted 19%
- Remanded 32%
- Denied 26%
What tends to win
Among the appeals that were granted or partly granted, the most common ways Kidney disease was linked to service:
- Direct service connection395
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)114
- Secondary to another service-connected condition84
How it’s rated, in practice
When Kidney disease was granted, the rating most often assigned was:
- 100% (189)
- 10% (27)
- 60% (21)
- 70% (14)
- 30% (14)
Presumptive & exposure paths
These appeals involved a recognized exposure — which can mean the link to service is presumed, with no nexus to prove:
- Agent Orange / herbicides211
- Camp Lejeune water157
- PACT Act140
- Burn pits & airborne hazards49
- Gulf War22
Real decisions
- Granted
The Veteran was granted an 80 percent rating for hypertensive renal disease, a TDIU based on the single service-connected disability, SMC at the housebound rate, and DEA benefits, all effective January 15, 2019.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the R(1) rate due to his need for regular aid and attendance.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 60 percent for chronic renal disease, resolving reasonable doubt in the Appellant's favor.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp, chronic kidney disease, and liver disease, subject to regulations governing payment of monetary benefits.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of death, determining that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's fatal conditions were caused by his military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for renal disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
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