The veteran's chronic nephritis is currently rated at 80 percent, but the Board finds that his disability picture does not warrant a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows persistent edema and lethargy, but no other criteria for a higher rating are met (such as BUN or creatinine levels exceeding normal limits, need for dialysis, or markedly decreased function of kidneys).
- Claimed conditions
- chronic nephritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0832875
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed reduction in the disability evaluation assigned for chronic nephritis was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic nephritis, post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. The claims of service connection for gout and hypertensive vascular disease are also remanded due to their inextricability with the kidney condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's sarcoidosis and osteoporosis are granted service connection.,Service connection for secondary osteoporosis is also granted. The Board has remanded the remaining issues.
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