Kidney disease decisions — 2018

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to address his kidney disability and glaucoma claims.

The Veteran is granted service connection for kidney stones, but denied service connection for the residuals of heat stroke.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the etiology of his current disabilities and whether they are related to service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for cause of death due to lack of new and material evidence. The August 2015 RO decision is considered final, and no new or material evidence has been submitted since then.

The Veteran's asthma and sinusitis were not found to be related to his military service.,His urinary disorders, including ARF and BPH with incomplete bladder emptying/hydronephrosis, are considered service-connected.

The Board has remanded seven issues related to the Veteran's renal cell carcinoma with microscopic hematuria, including secondary conditions such as hypertension, hypogonadism, erectile dysfunction, incontinence, and adrenal adenoma. The remand requires a new opinion from an examiner regarding the etiology of the Veteran's renal cell carcinoma.

The Board has remanded the case for further review of the merits of the waiver request, including consideration of whether the Veteran was competent at relevant time frames. The appeal will be returned to the Board after this is done.

The Veteran's kidney cancer is being remanded for a VA examination to determine if it is related to his military service, specifically exposure to herbicide agents. The AOJ will also obtain relevant treatment records from Dr. Mark Allen at the Baylor University Hospital in Plano, Texas.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions and additional VA treatment records. The Veteran's spouse is also being considered as a substitute claimant.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's cause of death was not attributable to service, any incident of service, or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals were rated at 60 percent effective January 21, 2014. The rating was granted as the condition caused voiding dysfunction requiring an appliance.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by kidney cancer, but service connection for the cause of his death cannot be established as there is no evidence linking the cancer to his active service or any presumptive conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claims are granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a heart disorder, and other conditions. The appeal is based on new evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic renal disease associated with diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral hearing loss, and peripheral neuropathy, preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, arteriosclerotic stenosis of the carotid arteries, and stenosis of the renal artery were denied as there is no evidence of these conditions during service or within one year after separation. The Board found that the current diagnoses do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection based on herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran's kidney cancer is presumed to be related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his military service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's metastatic renal cell carcinoma, which was caused by Agent Orange exposure during service in Vietnam, contributed both materially and substantially to his death. Therefore, the criteria for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death have been met.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and hepatitis C were denied, but he was granted a 100% disability evaluation for hepatitis C effective June 6, 2003.,Service connection for renal failure, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) was also granted effective June 6, 2003.

The Veteran's lung and kidney cancers were not service-connected, as the cancer was not shown to be related to his military service or any service-connected disability.