Kidney disease decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical care related to ovarian cancer, thyroid cancer, stroke, brain aneurysm, migraines, renal cysts, and gallbladder removal under the Camp Lejeune Family Member Program due to a lack of adequate notice and development.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for renal cell carcinoma to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding an inadequate VA opinion.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining an addendum medical opinion regarding the etiologies of the Veteran's thyroid and kidney cancers.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 60 percent for chronic kidney disease with hypertension and right renal calculus.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 30, 2021, for service connection for chronic kidney disease and special monthly compensation based on housebound status.

The Board granted service connection for kidney cancer and stomach cancer, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a kidney condition due to insufficient evidence and non-compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it began during the Veteran's period of active service or within one year after his completion of active service. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The veteran's appeals for service connection for chronic kidney disease, bilateral hearing loss, and basal cell carcinoma were dismissed due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for the cause of death and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, as the VA examinations are inadequate.

The Board denied service connection for blood disorder (leukocytosis) and kidney cancer as there was no evidence of these conditions during the Veteran's active service or within any applicable presumptive period, and neither condition has been linked to an in-service injury or disease. The Board also remanded the claim for entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability.

The appeal for compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) (pseudomonas aeruginosa) was dismissed due to procedural errors in the filing of the appeal.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied service connection for kidney disease and fatty liver, as well as dismissed the appeals for left shoulder condition, hypertension, PTSD, DM II, residuals of lactic acidosis, and underactive thyroid due to untimely Notices of Disagreement.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for partial prostatectomy scars and remanded the claims for service connection, increased rating for MDD, and TDIU due to duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for kidney cancer, which is presumed to be related to Camp Lejeune water contamination.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and heart disease based on the evidence supporting a direct link to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for renal vein compression disorder and service connection for kidney stones to ensure compliance with duty to assist requirements.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral hearing loss due to missing medical records from December 2013 to January 2025.

The Board denied increased ratings for chronic kidney disease, kidney cancer status post left kidney removal, and a kidney removal scar but granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for these conditions.