The Board has determined that the veteran's glomerulonephritis with hypertension warrants a 80 percent disability rating, as his condition does not meet criteria for higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The veteran's kidney function and symptoms have been stable but continue to decrease, warranting an 80 percent rating under renal dysfunction criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- glomerulonephritis with hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- June 22, 2007
- Citation
- 0718807
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for glomerulonephritis with hypertension has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and consideration of whether he should receive a separate rating for his hypertension.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for glomerulonephritis with hypertension from August 22, 2005 was denied by the Board.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the local RO in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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