Kidney disease decisions — 2025

The Board remanded all issues to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) for further action, including obtaining missing medical records and scheduling new VA examinations.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for GERD was denied, but the claim for service connection for chronic kidney disease was remanded for further evaluation.

The Board remanded the case to obtain more information on how studies apply to the veteran's situation. The veteran will be contacted for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for service-connected kidney cancer and scars, finding that the conditions did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

Service connection for polycystic kidney disease is denied. Service connection for nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board remanded the claim for a new medical opinion on whether the Veteran's renal cancer was related to his service. The Board found the initial medical opinion inadequate and noted discrepancies in the evidence.

The veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, effective from August 25, 2022.

The veteran's claim for service connection for kidney disease was granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded for further evaluation.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. All other claims are remanded for further action.

The appeal for a higher rating for hypertension was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the claim. The appeal for a higher rating for chronic kidney disease was denied because the evidence did not support a GFR of 44 mL/min/1.73 m2 or less.

The veteran's effective date for service connection of chronic kidney disease and hypertension was granted as September 11, 2015. The effective date for psychiatric disability and sleep apnea was denied. The rating claim for renal cancer was remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of renal cell carcinoma and residuals of kidney stones, as well as entitlement to a temporary 100 percent evaluation for stage 4 metastatic renal cancer. The Board needs more medical evidence to decide these issues.

The veteran's kidney disease, including cancer and residuals, is service-connected as secondary to their diabetes.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was granted starting from January 6, 2009. However, the claim for an earlier effective date for SMC based on housebound status was denied.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for kidney cancer, right kidney removal, and surgical scarring. The Board found that a VA medical opinion is needed to determine if the veteran's kidney cancer is related to his service.

The appeal for a higher rating of kidney disability is remanded. The Board needs more evidence to decide.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to inadequate development of the claim regarding exposure to herbicide agents.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a heart condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus were denied. The claims for hypertension and renal failure were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's kidney cancer and nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The appeal for service connection of kidney disease as secondary to hypertension is remanded. The Board needs more information on whether the hypertension aggravated the kidney disease.