Kidney disease decisions — 2025

The Veteran's service-connected kidney cancer status post right nephrectomy renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and he is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation at the SMC(s) rate.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 14, 2021 for service connection for chronic kidney disease but denied increased ratings and other claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for neurological impairment of the bilateral upper extremities, kidney condition/urinary tract disability, and a bilateral eye disability due to further development required by the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2022 (PACT Act) and compliance with remand directives.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, right and left lower extremity disabilities, nausea, hypertension, loss of smell, loss of taste, kidney disorder, prostatic hypertrophy, prostate cancer, post cranial nodes, boils on the shoulders, armpits, groin, and neck, gynecomastia, and an ear tumor. The claims were denied as there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted service connection for colon cancer and kidney cancer, both related to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for type two diabetes mellitus, right and left upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to inadequate VA medical nexus opinions.

The Board denied ratings in excess of 60 percent for prostate cancer, 30 percent for PTSD, and noncompensable ratings for hypertension and chronic kidney disease. However, TDIU was granted due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the cervical spine disability, but denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, a respiratory disability, and chronic kidney disease. The effective date for the award of service connection for the cervical strain was also denied.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for chronic kidney disorder (CKD) due to new and relevant evidence, while remanding the claims for ischemic heart disease.

The Board granted service connection for chronic kidney disease, finding a causal relationship between the condition and the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted service connection for chronic kidney disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected leukemia and remanded several other claims for further development.

The claims for service connection are remanded to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The appeal for service connection for testicular cancer, kidney cancer, a neck disability, a left knee disability, and a bilateral foot disability was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a VA Form 10182.

The Board granted service connection for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), status post kidney transplant, and diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board denied service connection for restless leg syndrome and hyperlipidemia, and remanded claims for chronic kidney disease, kidney cyst, coronary artery disease with RCA stent implants, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, a skin condition, GERD, hypothyroidism, Raynaud's syndrome, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's disabilities, including diabetes mellitus II with diabetic retinopathy and chronic kidney disease, rendered him unemployable as of April 19, 2019.

The Board denied the claims for entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C. §1151, as there was no evidence that any of the listed conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for kidney cancer.

The Board granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic kidney stones, but remanded claims for an acquired mental health disorder, vision loss, and cervical cancer due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for tumors on the spine due to a lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis, and remanded the claim for hydronephrosis with renal and ureteral calculous obstruction, presence of urogenital implants, and retroperitoneal mass due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.