Kidney disease decisions — 2003

The Board found that none of the service-connected conditions contributed substantially or materially to cause the veteran's death. The cause of death was listed as respiratory failure.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound to the left buttock. The remaining issues, including arthritis, hypertension with anemia and neuritis, dizziness, general weakness, malaria, and kidney disability, are remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's digestive, kidney, cardiovascular, and prostate disorders are not related to his military service or exposure to ionizing radiation during service. The claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen her service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that the new evidence submitted was not material.

The Board denied service connection for a left kidney disorder and costochondritis, as well as an increased rating for chronic prostatitis with recurrent urinary tract infection. The veteran's claim for TDIU was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a sinus disorder, meningitis, pneumonia, kidney stones, or tingling of the arms due to service connection. The evidence does not support these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's renal cancer, which resulted from exposure to ionizing radiation during his service in Japan, is presumptively service-connected.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have renal insufficiency or congestive heart failure, and therefore denied his claims for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, cardiomyopathy, chronic renal insufficiency and CVA as secondary to his service-connected ulcerative colitis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current kidney disorder, which manifested during his military service and was aggravated by his service in Operation Desert Shield/Storm, is service-connected.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a kidney disability, but denied it on the merits. The case is being remanded to the RO for further development and consideration.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal link between any service-connected condition and her husband's death.

The Board found that the veteran's right nephrectomy was medically necessary and properly performed, but concluded that VA did not prescribe hypertension medication that caused his renal shutdown. The right nephrectomy did not result in additional disability beyond the intended result of the surgical treatment.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her son's death and for DIC benefits, finding that neither hypertension nor sub-arachnoid hemorrhages were incurred in or aggravated by service. The veteran's service-connected disabilities did not contribute to his death.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a kidney disorder, an increased rating for residuals of a surgical scar, and an earlier effective date for compensable evaluations for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar and cervical spine.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and renal stones, do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a kidney disability, finding that the new evidence submitted is not material and does not relate his current condition to his military service.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to any service-connected disability or a presumptive condition, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need of regular aid and attendance or being housebound.

The veteran's death benefits were denied as the law only allows for payment of accrued benefits up to one year prior to his date of death.