The Veteran's service-connected glomerulosclerosis is not productive of constant albuminuria with some edema; or definite decrease in kidney function; or, hypertension at least 40 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 7101. The Board finds that the disability picture for the Veteran's service-connected glomerulosclerosis does not more nearly approximate the criteria for a 60 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show symptoms listed among the criteria for an increased rating of 60 percent under Diagnostic Code 7536, and the Veteran's blood pressure was well below the criteria for a 40 percent rating under DC 7101.
- Claimed conditions
- focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1021183
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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