The veteran's glomerulosclerosis is being remanded for further development, including a compensation examination to rate the disability under both diagnostic codes 7502 and 7509.
The deciding factor: The current evaluation of the veteran's glomerulosclerosis does not provide sufficient information to determine if it meets the criteria for higher ratings based on specific findings such as albumin, casts, or edema.
- Claimed conditions
- glomerulosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2000
- Citation
- 0002777
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's glomerulosclerosis was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied both his claim for service connection for glomerulosclerosis and his request for a rating increase for pyelonephritis.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's glomerulosclerosis with renal insufficiency and hypertension warrants a 60 percent evaluation, effective March 25, 1999.
- Denied
The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected glomerulosclerosis, which is currently rated at 10 percent, does not warrant a higher rating as it does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under the current schedular criteria.
- Denied
The Board denied the reopening of the claim as no new and material evidence was submitted.
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