Chronic renal disease requiring regular dialysis DC 7530

How VA rates it

The schedule allows 5 rating levels for this code: 0%, 30%, 60%, 80%, and 100%. VA picks the level whose criteria best match your symptoms and records.

Rated as renal dysfunction (§ 4.115a).

Source: 38 CFR 4.115b on eCFR. Read the full criteria there before you file.

Rating levels

Related medications

Medications that can cause or worsen it

If you take one of these for a service-connected condition, this condition may be claimable as secondary to that condition. You need a diagnosis, your prescription records, and a medical opinion.

• NSAIDs (anti-inflammatory pain relievers) (for example ibuprofen, naproxen, meloxicam, diclofenac) Established link

  NSAID labels warn about kidney injury with long-term use.

  Sources: FDA label: Meloxicam (DailyMed)

• Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) (for example omeprazole, esomeprazole, pantoprazole, lansoprazole) Possible link

  PPI labels warn about kidney inflammation, and studies link long-term use to chronic kidney disease.

  Sources: FDA label: Omeprazole (DailyMed); Proton pump inhibitors: risks of long-term use (PubMed)

• Lithium (Lithobid) Established link

  Long-term lithium can damage the kidneys. VA rates kidney problems by kidney function.

  Sources: FDA label: Lithium (DailyMed); Lithium side effects and toxicity: prevalence and management (PubMed)

Medications prescribed for it

A prescription shows the condition was diagnosed. It still needs its own link to service.

• Dapagliflozin (Farxiga). FDA labels: Dapagliflozin (DailyMed)
• Empagliflozin (Jardiance). FDA labels: Empagliflozin (DailyMed)