The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating and earlier effective date for chronic renal disease with hypertension was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher than 60 percent rating, and the earliest possible effective date for service connection is March 31, 2014.
The deciding factor: The medical findings of the Veteran's VA medical records and VA examinations were clear in showing that his chronic renal disease with hypertension did not have clinical findings necessary to support a higher than currently assigned rating.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic renal disease with hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21041762
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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).
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