The Board has granted service connection for chronic renal disease and renal cyst disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension. However, it denied service connection for neoplasm of the kidney and right benign neoplasm of the kidney as secondary to hypertension. The rating assigned for hypertension is 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's chronic renal disease and renal cyst disease are secondary to his service-connected hypertension but did not find a direct link between the neoplasm of the kidney and right benign neoplasm of the kidney and his service-connected condition. The rating for hypertension was denied as there were no blood pressure readings showing diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, which is required for a compensable evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic renal disease, renal cyst disease, neoplasm of the kidney, right benign neoplasm of the kidney
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21041124
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