Kidney disease decisions — 2025

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

The Board denied ratings in excess of the current assigned ratings for the Veteran's left and right ankle injuries, chronic kidney disease, and patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee. However, a 10 percent rating was granted for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and hemorrhoids with bleeding colon polyps, headaches with blurred vision, thoracic cervicalgia, as well as initial ratings for right and left hip strains and chronic kidney disease due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for chronic kidney disease as secondary to hypertension, and also granted separate ratings of 10 percent for right and left ninth cranial nerve incomplete paralysis, and a 30 percent rating for eighth cranial nerve impairment, all associated with the Veteran's brainstem stroke syndrome. The hypertension claim was denied.

The Board denied service connection for a bullet wound and remanded the issue of service connection for a kidney condition, to include kidney cancer.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need to correct a duty-to-assist error regarding Agent Orange exposure.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney cancer, to include as due to herbicide agent exposure, for further development and examination.

The Board granted service connection for kidney stones, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition underwent an increase in severity during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for kidney cancer and prostate cancer, as there was no evidence of exposure to ionizing radiation during active service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for prostate cancer and kidney cancer as the Veteran withdrew his claims.

The Board granted service connection for chronic kidney stones and remanded claims for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, left knee condition, right knee condition, sinusitis, bronchitis, and emphysema.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was granted due to exposure to herbicide agents. The claims for chronic kidney disease and a compensable rating for right little finger disability were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, and kidney stones due to a pre-decisional error in satisfying statutory or regulatory duties.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, adrenal gland removal, and low testosterone as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active-duty service or herbicide exposure.

The Board granted service connection for pancreatic cancer with metastasis to liver and kidney, finding that the Veteran's exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune during military service was a significant factor in developing his condition.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for esophagitis and a kidney disability to the AOJ for additional development.

The Board denied the claims for a separate compensable rating for service-connected CKD as a complication of diabetes mellitus, an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for CKD, and TDIU prior to December 11, 2012.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a kidney disorder and a bladder disorder as further development is needed.

The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia, kidney stones, and osteoarthrosis/osteoarthritis as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service, including presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam or contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted service connection for renal cell carcinoma and brain tumor, malignant, as secondary to the Veteran's renal cell carcinoma.