Kidney disease decisions — 2008

The appeal is remanded to the RO for proper VCAA notice and development.

The Board denied service connection for a thyroid disorder, postoperative total hysterectomy, renal calculi, and a psychiatric disability. The claim to reopen the back condition was not addressed in this decision.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his service-connected PTSD contributed materially and substantially to cause his death.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's various conditions, including coronary artery disease, heart bypass surgery residuals, kidney dysfunction, hypertension, atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease, circulatory condition, chronic anemia, arthritis of the right knee, left knee replacement residuals, and prostate cancer, as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service or exposure to radiation or severe cold weather.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no evidence that his service-connected disabilities caused or contributed to his demise.

The Board denied service connection for a head injury but granted compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for heart and kidney conditions resulting from VA medical treatment.

The veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, a left knee disability, PTSD, a low back disability, a cardiovascular disability, a kidney disability, and erectile dysfunction were denied as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service.

The appeal must be REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for further development and consideration.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and for DIC benefits, pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, as there was no evidence that any of the veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence regarding the veteran's alleged exposure to asbestos, cadmium, and lead paint during active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for awards of service connection for retroperitoneal fibrosis, chronic renal failure, and left orchiectomy.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as septicemia, pneumonia, and a urinary tract infection with acute renal failure were not incurred during service or until many years after discharge and are not otherwise etiologically related to service or the veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the evidence did not support a claim for service connection for detrusor sphincter dyssynergia (claimed as a bladder and kidney condition) on a secondary basis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, prostatitis, chronic renal insufficiency with episodic acute renal failure and nephritic syndrome, and chronic ischemic heart disease, multivessel coronary artery disease, status post angioplasty, as none of these conditions were found to be related to his service or secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his ischemic heart disease, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, renal insufficiency, and liver failure were not related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, a throat condition, residuals of pneumonia and renal cell carcinoma as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for bladder and kidney condition. The case was remanded to the Regional Office for development of additional evidence, including obtaining complete treatment records and ordering a VA examination to determine the nature, extent, and likely etiology of the claimed condition.

The veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), urethritis due to gonococcus, a kidney disorder, and a lung disorder were remanded for the veteran to be afforded another video-conference hearing before a member of the Board at his local RO.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, neurologic symptoms, neuropsychological symptoms, loss of taste and smell, and kidney problems as there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to any incident of service or an undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, renal disability, cardiac disability, and low back disability as they were not incurred in or aggravated by the veteran's active service and are unrelated to any incident therein.