Kidney disease decisions — 2025

The Board grants service connection for the Veteran's kidney cancer pursuant to the PACT Act on a presumptive basis.

The Board granted service connection for nephrectomy, status post kidney cancer based on a favorable medical opinion and the Veteran's exposure to toxic substances during active duty.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II with nausea and vomiting, hypertension, renal failure, blurred vision, and status post ventral hernia.

The Board remands the appeal to obtain an opinion from a clinician as to whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate in the PCAFC, given that the Veteran has been determined to be in need of personal care services for at least six continuous months based on an inability to perform certain ADLs.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for left kidney transitional cell carcinoma, status post pyeloplasty as there was no evidence of voiding dysfunction or renal dysfunction attributed to his service-connected condition.

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

The Board remands the claims for service connection for proximal pole fracture, right wrist navicular residuals; left wrist fracture residuals; sleep apnea with grinding of teeth; and a kidney disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The veteran was granted service connection for hypertension and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) with an effective date of November 13, 2019.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the service-connected chronic kidney disease with Bosniak III cyst and nephropathy, as it was confirmed that the Veteran's condition had developed into clear cell renal carcinoma.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a kidney disorder to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's hypertension, which is related to his kidney disorder, is connected to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful employment, granting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities on an extraschedular basis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for neurologic, liver, renal, and testicular disabilities due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and fire-fighting foam for additional VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his causes of death were not related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for chronic kidney disease, finding no evidence of the condition during or shortly after service and no link to service exposure.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, denied increased ratings for tinnitus and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, denied service connection for a left big toe disability, but granted service connection for kidney disease.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, a heart disability, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic kidney disease. A 70 percent rating was also granted for depressive disorder with anxious distress from February 10, 2023.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), chronic kidney disease, unspecified asthma without complications, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on a direct basis.

The Board granted a separate rating for nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) and increased ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy with sciatic nerve paralysis in both feet, effective August 12, 2024.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as an earlier effective date for hypertension.