Kidney disease decisions — 2002

The Board found clear and unmistakable error in severing service connection for the absence of a left kidney, which was based on the assumption that the condition existed prior to service and did not worsen during service.

The Board found no evidence to support the appellant's claims of service connection for a kidney condition or PTSD. The appellant's kidney disorder is presumed congenital, and there was no indication that it was aggravated by military service. His claimed PTSD was not substantiated.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that the conditions implicated in the veteran's death were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability and denied his claim for nonservice-connected death pension benefits due to lack of qualifying service.

The Board found that the causes of the veteran's death were not related to his service-connected disabilities, and thus denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal as his substantive appeal was untimely filed.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that esophageal cancer was not related to exposure to herbicides and renal failure was not caused by diabetes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, back disability, and kidney disability as they were not shown by competent medical evidence to have a nexus or relationship to service or exposure to herbicides during service.

The Board found that the veteran's polycystic kidney disease did not have its onset during service and is not otherwise related to his military service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a kidney disorder, finding that there is no current evidence of such a condition and noting that it did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year following separation from service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death due to aortic stenosis and chronic renal failure, finding no direct or presumptive link to his military service. The Board also found that his service-connected disabilities were not contributory causes of his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, as his conditions developed many years after service and were not related to any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound. The underlying disease process that led to her husband's death was not related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to medical treatment in a VA facility, finding that the veteran's death was not caused by any fault or negligence on the part of VA.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service and have denied all of his claims for service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including as secondary to herbicide exposure (Agent Orange), were denied. The Board found no evidence of current disability or a link between the claimed conditions and Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for adenocarcinoma of the left kidney, finding no competent medical evidence linking his current condition to his period of active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for multiple physical disabilities, including skin rash with blisters on his feet, kidney disability, prostate condition, enlarged lymph nodes in the back, appendicitis, hernia, sinusitis, emphysema, circulation disorder of the lower extremities, and gastrointestinal disorders. The Board found no evidence that any of these conditions were present in service or etiologically related to service.

The Board determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to his death. The causes of death were found to be cardiac arrest, coronary heart disease, and renal failure.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected liver disease did not cause or contribute to his death from colorectal cancer, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.