Kidney disease decisions — 2005

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension secondary to PTSD due to new and material evidence. The veteran's hypertension is found to be aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.,Service connection is granted for polycystic kidney disease as secondary to hypertension, and benign prostatic hyperplasia as secondary to hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis, enlarged liver and a liver condition, and urinary tract infection and kidney disease as the veteran's conditions were not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cardiovascular disease (including hypertension) and kidney disorder, finding no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service, and concluding that they are not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a medullary sponge kidney disease and onychomycosis, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the previously denied claim for the kidney condition.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's military service, including exposure to Agent Orange, was a significant contributing factor in his death from metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that neither ischemic heart disease nor chronic renal failure were incurred in or related to service.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death (renal failure due to pyelonephritis, chronic) is not service-connected and denied the claim.

The Board denied service connection for a kidney disability, malaria, and benign prostatic hypertrophy (claimed as a prostate disability) due to lack of evidence of chronic conditions during or within one year after service. The veteran's current diagnoses were not related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, finding that none were incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, a kidney disability, bilateral knee joint pain, hand joint pain, and throat blockage. The appeals were reopened on new evidence but were ultimately denied.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed psychiatric disability, chancroid with lymphadenitis, kidney disorder, and abdominal pain/vomiting including dysentery and cholera.

The Board has granted service connection for renal cell carcinoma of the right kidney, status post nephrectomy, and basal cell carcinoma of the left forehead and the right cheek. The cancers are deemed to be related to incidents in service.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of April 6, 1998 for his service connection for polycystic kidney disease.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to incomplete examination and lack of addressing certain questions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension is secondary to his service-connected tuberculosis of the kidneys with ulceration of urinary bladder.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and end stage renal disease, finding no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service.

The Board denied service connection for low back injury and loss of right kidney, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or a current disability related to service. Service connection was not granted for dental trauma or cold injury.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for shrapnel wound to the face was granted with a 10% evaluation. The claim for service connection of sickle cell trait with hematuria (claimed as kidney condition) has been reopened due to new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's request to restore a 100 percent rating for his prostate cancer residuals, finding that there was no evidence of recurrence or improvement in his condition.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection and effective dates, with some issues receiving a 'granted' disposition.