Pyelonephritis, chronic
Pyelonephritis, chronic is a VA-ratable condition under diagnostic code 7504 in the Genitourinary System category. Maximum rating: 100%.
Rating Criteria
| Rating | Criteria |
|---|---|
| 100% | Requiring regular dialysis, or precluding more than sedentary activity from persistent edema and albuminuria, or BUN more than 80mg%, or creatinine more than 8mg%, or markedly decreased function of kidney or other organ systems |
| 80% | Persistent edema and albuminuria with BUN 40-80mg%, or creatinine 4-8mg%, or generalized poor health |
| 60% | Constant albuminuria with some edema, or definite decrease in kidney function, or hypertension at least 40% disabling under DC 7101 |
| 30% | Albumin constant or recurring with hyaline and granular casts or red blood cells, or transient or slight edema or hypertension at least 10% disabling under DC 7101 |
| 0% | Albumin and casts with history of acute nephritis, or hypertension non-compensable under DC 7101 |
Important Notes
Rate based on renal dysfunction
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