The veteran was granted an initial disability rating of 30% for nephritis and an increased rating of 60% effective June 10, 2020.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's medical history and examination reports indicating transient edema and hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- nephritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25000333
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,960 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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