Kidney disease decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for residuals of Nissen fundoplication surgery and kidney stones, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for kidney cancer as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected prostate cancer.

The Board remands the claims for further medical development to determine whether the Veteran's papillary renal cell carcinoma is active or in remission, and if there has been cessation of treatment.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for chronic kidney disease and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board grants an earlier effective date of March 24, 2023, for the awards of service connection for lung cancer, kidney cancer, and liver cancer.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, anemia, and eye disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a kidney disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claim for an eye disorder was remanded for further development.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of March 29, 2016, for the grants of service connection for multiple conditions including hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, scars, kidney disease, femoral artery occlusion, lacunar stroke, erectile dysfunction, cerebral vascular disease, and valvular heart disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anemia, ESRD, liver cirrhosis, and oliguria due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error regarding inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted effective dates of August 4, 2021, for several conditions and denied or remanded claims related to other issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for renal cancer, finding no evidence of a nexus between the disease and his military service.

The appeals for service connection for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, carotid disease, chronic kidney disease, COPD, and type 2 diabetes mellitus are dismissed as moot.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including heart condition, lung condition, peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities, bilateral plantar fasciitis with bone spurs, left kidney cyst, cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis C, migraine, and chronic allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, dismissing or denying the appeals based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for chronic kidney disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected kidney stones, but remanded the claim for service connection for kidney cancer due to a duty to assist error.

The Board found that the grant of service connection for chronic kidney disease was based on a clear and unmistakable error, as the January 2024 VA medical opinion was based on an inaccurate factual premise. The severance of service connection for CKD, effective February 1, 2025, was proper.

The Veteran's appeal seeking service connection for various conditions was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative prior to the Board's decision.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for residuals of kidney cancer to afford the Veteran a new VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his metastatic renal cell carcinoma was due to in-service herbicide agent exposure.

The Board remands the matter for readjudication of the Veteran's entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to a duty to assist error regarding private treatment records.