Kidney disease decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the claims for right kidney nephrectomy and splenectomy due to Agent Orange exposure, requiring further development including obtaining medical records and an examination.

The Veteran's vision disability, diagnosed as conjunctivitis, is caused by her service-connected Crohn’s disease.,The Veteran's gynecological disorder, diagnosed as uterine fibroids, was incurred while in service.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a heart disability, kidney cancer, and left hand finger disabilities have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination. The rating for kidney cancer has also been remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of chronic kidney disease and numbness in his upper and lower extremities. The Board has found that the Veteran developed mantle cell lymphoma due to exposure to solvents like trichloroethylene (TCE) during service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including kidney disorder, arthritis, low back disorder, hip disorders, knee disorders, and eye disorders, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability related to service or otherwise related to service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and chronic kidney disease, stage III, as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus. However, the issue of service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied as the evidence does not show any current disabilities related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death, as well as service connection for a psychiatric disorder and cyanosis. The evidence did not support these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and review of new evidence. The issues include psychiatric disabilities, high cholesterol, obesity, allergic rhinitis/sinusitis, asthma, sleep apnea, hernia, kidney disease, multiple sclerosis, headaches, and seizures.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his right knee, left knee, and kidney conditions.

The Veteran's CKD is rated at 60 percent prior to August 17, 2017 and at 80 percent beginning from that date. The decision also grants a rating of 80 percent for CKD.

The Board dismissed all issues of increased evaluations and compensable ratings for various conditions as the Veteran withdrew his appeal due to receiving a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney disease was denied in January 2009. The effective date of the award is now July 31, 2014.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic renal failure/renal toxicity, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The appeal is dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no jurisdiction remains for adjudicating the merits of the service connection claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a kidney disorder and headaches have been denied. The rating claims for cold injury residuals of the right foot and left foot remain denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's renal cell cancer with lung metastasis is related to his presumed herbicide agent exposure during service.

The Board has determined that the issues of service connection for renal failure as secondary to service-connected nephrolithiasis and an evaluation higher than 30 percent for service-connected nephrolithiasis are inextricably intertwined, and thus must be remanded. The Veteran's renal failure is currently being evaluated based on its aggravation by kidney stones, but a clarification of the baseline severity and causation is needed.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's renal failure is being remanded for a new VA opinion to consider the study linking contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune to kidney disease.