Kidney disease decisions — 2025

The appeal for a survivor's pension was denied due to the appellant's countable income exceeding the maximum annual pension rate. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for cause of death.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, chronic kidney disease (also claimed as renal toxicity), hypertension, and diabetes mellitus due to exposure to contaminated Camp Lejeune waters. Hyperlipidemia was denied.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for back disability, service connection for various disabilities, and readjudication of the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the matter to obtain relevant SSA records that could provide information pertinent to the Veteran's appeal.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, carotid artery disease blockage with surgery, peripheral arterial disease, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and anxiety and depression as not being related to the Veteran's active duty or any herbicide exposure.

The Board granted service connection for headaches, chronic kidney disease (also claimed as renal toxicity), hypertension, and diabetes mellitus due to exposure to contaminated Camp Lejeune waters. Hyperlipidemia was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a need for VA examinations to explore their etiologies, particularly in relation to potential toxic exposures during service.

The Board grants service connection for kidney disease, finding that the Veteran's kidney disease was etiologically related to his active service.

The Board denied service connection for kidney disease, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to the Veteran's exposure at Camp Lejeune and no competent medical evidence linking the condition to such exposure.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for kidney disease and an increased rating for hearing loss due to untimeliness of the Veteran's appeal, while remanding the claims for service connection for hypertension and a neck disability for further development.

The Board remands the matter for an updated Toxic Exposure Risk Activity (TERA) memo and a medical opinion to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted a disability rating of 50 percent, but no higher. The other conditions are denied.

The Board denied service connection for cirrhosis of liver and kidney failure as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension, but remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral retinopathy and a kidney/renal disability.

The Veteran was granted an award of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on his service-connected paranoid schizophrenia and renal cancer, but the appeal for a higher level of SMC due to the need for a higher level of care in addition to regular aid and attendance was denied.

The Board denied service connection for pes planus, left foot and chronic kidney disease Stage 1 as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion on the likelihood that the Veteran's chronic kidney disease is related to his herbicide exposure given his medical history, family history, and other relevant factors.

The Board remands the claims for a recurrent kidney disability and psychiatric disability to ensure all necessary evidence is obtained.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for enlarged prostate and kidney failure due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as dismissed his appeals due to untimeliness of his VA Form 10182.