Chronic renal disease or injury means chronic irreversible renal damage from conditions, such as:

• Analgesic nephropathy
• Chronic glomerulonephritis
• Chronic pyelonephritis
• Diabetic nephrosclerosis
• Obstructive nephropathy
• Polycystic kidney disease
• Renal ischaemia/infarction
• Renal scarring
• Renal tuberculosis

Last reviewed for CCPS 12 March 2008.

Preliminary questions [573]

9043     there is some evidence that a chronic renal disease or injury may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.

601       the veteran has suffered from a chronic renal disease or injury at some time.

9445     chronic renal disease or injury means chronic irreversible renal damage from conditions such as chronic pyelonephritis, chronic glomerulonephritis, diabetic nephrosclerosis, obstructive nephropathy, analgesic nephropathy, renal tuberculosis, polycystic kidney disease, renal scarring and renal ischaemia / infarction. [Default true]

26563  the veteran has established the causal connection between the chronic renal disease or injury and VEA service for hypertension.

9044     the veteran was suffering from the identified illness or injury, a chronic renal disease or injury, at the time of the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.

602       the veteran has established the causal connection between the chronic renal disease or injury and VEA service for the clinical onset of hypertension.

1198     the veteran has established the causal connection between the chronic renal disease or injury and operational service for the clinical onset of hypertension.

or

1199     the veteran has established the causal connection between the chronic renal disease or injury and eligible service for the clinical onset of hypertension.

or

7334     the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred after the end of the veteran's last period of VEA service.

7335     the condition under consideration permanently worsened.

26564   the veteran was suffering from the identified illness or injury, a chronic renal disease or injury, at the time of the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

26565   the veteran has established the causal connection between the chronic renal disease or injury and VEA service for the clinical worsening of hypertension.

26566  the veteran has established the causal connection between the chronic renal disease or injury and operational service for the clinical worsening of hypertension.

or

26567  the veteran has established the causal connection between the chronic renal disease or injury and eligible service for the clinical worsening of hypertension.

Clinical onset and operational service [1198]

604        the identified illness or injury, a chronic renal disease or injury, is causally related to operational service.

Clinical onset and eligible service [1199]

1200     the identified illness or injury, a chronic renal disease or injury, is causally related to eligible service.

Clinical worsening and operational service [26566]

604        the identified illness or injury, a chronic renal disease or injury, is causally related to operational service.

26568   the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the identified illness or injury, a chronic renal disease or injury, is causally related.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [26567]

1200     the identified illness or injury, a chronic renal disease or injury, is causally related to eligible service.

26569   the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the identified illness or injury, a chronic renal disease or injury, is causally related.