Kidney disease decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for additional medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's kidney disability is related to his service-connected knee disability, specifically any medication used for that condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and will consider new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected hypertension caused or aggravated his adrenal gland mass. The AOJ must obtain a retrospective medical opinion and arrange for appropriate VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding missing VA treatment records and related diagnoses.

The Veteran's renal cell carcinoma is found to be due to his military service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to their death.

The Veteran's kidney cancer is related to his active duty service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for a kidney disability, finding that the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his military service is related to his current diagnosis of end-stage renal disease with a kidney cyst.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of chronic kidney disease, finding no evidence of a pending or unadjudicated claim prior to May 12, 2018.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral glaucoma was denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The Board found that the current diagnosis of bilateral glaucoma is related to service.,Coronary artery disease, claimed as due to chronic fatigue syndrome, was granted as it is at least as likely as not related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, residuals of left eye injury, chronic kidney disease, and residuals of stroke due to conflicting medical opinions and a need for further development regarding toxic exposure risk activities (TERA).

Effective dates of December 8, 2011 are granted for service connection for diabetes, diabetic peripheral neuropathy in multiple extremities, erectile dysfunction, and renal failure. Effective date of February 19, 2013 is granted for service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD).

The Veteran's chronic kidney disease and erectile dysfunction are granted as secondary to service-connected hypertension. The left sacroiliac joint flexion disability is restored to a 10% rating.

The Board has granted service connection for a kidney disability on the basis that it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension. The decision resolves doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer are granted on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure in Thailand.,The Veteran's renal failure is granted as secondary to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is denied as secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer. The claim was not submitted within the 90-day period following the Board hearing, and there was no duty-to-assist error related to this issue.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause him to need the regular aid and assistance of another person, qualifying for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance. The issue of entitlement to SMC by reason of housebound status is moot as a result.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for gastrointestinal and kidney conditions due to incomplete examinations. The Veteran's symptoms are related to his in-service exposure to herbicides, but the examination did not address these issues.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to a lack of new and relevant evidence, including literature submitted by the Appellant regarding Hepatitis C and chronic kidney disease. The appeal is therefore denied.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus type 2, bilateral leg condition, bilateral foot conditions, and visual impairment (claimed as vision loss), were denied. The Board found no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's appeal to extend the effective dates of his service-connected conditions was dismissed as untimely and without good cause presented.