Kidney disease decisions — 2004

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and requests for further searches.

The Board found that the cause of death was not related to service-connected disability and denied entitlement to dependent's educational benefits under Chapter 35.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a kidney disorder, compensable evaluations for hemorrhoids, stricture of the urethra, agranulocytosis, and tinea pedis. The decision found no current medical diagnosis of a kidney disorder and noted that the veteran did not have any evidence linking his claimed conditions to service or radiation exposure.

The Board found that the veteran developed polycystic kidney disease during her military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for compliance with VCAA requirements and additional development of evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VCAA notice, and further development is required.

The Board determined that the veteran's cause of death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by any disability incurred in or aggravated by his service. The conditions leading to his death were first manifested many years after his military service.

The VA determined that the veteran's death from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease was not caused by or a result of his service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right hip disability, allergic rhinitis, nephrolithiasis (claimed as kidney stones), gastroesophageal reflux disease, and right foot metatarsalgia. The RO granted service connection for arthritis of the right shoulder and cervical spine but assigned a 10 percent rating.

The Board denied service connection for bowel infections with diarrhea, kidney infections, bladder infections, Crohn's disease, and arteriosclerosis. The evidence did not show current diagnoses of these conditions or a causal link to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for a TDIU and an initial compensable rating for his service-connected medullary sponge kidney.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for kidney stones and a left testicle epididymal cyst, finding that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further development and examination, including addressing secondary service connection claims for multiple conditions associated with diabetes mellitus.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 60 percent for residuals of a contusion to the left ectopic kidney, effective from when the disability was first service-connected in December 1956. The veteran's right non-service-connected kidney is also considered in determining his overall disability rating.

The veteran seeks service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus and its secondary effects. The case is being remanded to obtain additional evidence regarding the veteran's exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further development of evidence, including obtaining SSA medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board found that the cause of death, ischemic cardiomyopathy, was not caused or contributed to by any service-connected disability. The veteran's other conditions were attributed to various non-service-related factors.

The case is being remanded to the Board for further development and consideration of the veteran's claims, including exposure to mustard gas and service connection for his claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, denied entitlement to accrued benefits, and denied basic eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) nonservice-connected death pension benefits due to lack of qualifying military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral hearing loss or left kidney disorder, and therefore service connection cannot be granted for these conditions.