Kidney disease decisions — 2026

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and kidney disease, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The decision also remanded the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hernia, kidney disability, liver disability, and lung disability are related to his service-connected peritonitis. However, due to insufficient medical evidence, the claims must be remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, recurrent kidney disability, and recurrent headache disability due to a pre-decisional error in failing to provide VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder and kidney cancer were dismissed as the Notice of Disagreement was not filed within one year of the denial.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus II and associated conditions have produced impairment inconsistent with obtaining or following substantially gainful employment from June 12, 2017, to March 5, 2024. The Board grants a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for this period.

The Veteran's chronic kidney disease is rated at 60 percent throughout the appeal period. The claim for TDIU was denied due to lack of information regarding employment history.

The Veteran's chronic kidney disease is now rated at 60 percent effective July 24, 2024.

The Veteran's appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for nerve damage resulting in kidney failure has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to lack of evidence showing a link between any service-connected disability and the Veteran's death. The conditions listed on his death certificate were not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, including as secondary to his service-connected left knee osteoarthritis, has been denied. The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection or secondary service connection.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for end stage renal disease (IgA nephropathy), status post kidney transplant, finding that his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune is at least as likely as not related to his current condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and examinations regarding his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and examinations regarding his claimed conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for kidney cancer and chronic kidney disease due to a duty to assist error. The AOJ is required to conduct further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a qualified VA examiner regarding the Veteran's exposure to in-service toxic exposures involving fire smoke.

The Veteran's cause of death, kidney cancer, is not service-connected. The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death was not related to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including PTSD, eye disability, nose disability, gum disease, COPD, respiratory disability, kidney disease, and foot disabilities due to a lack of credible evidence supporting the occurrence of in-service stressors or injuries.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, specifically regarding the Veteran's exposure to mercury in dental amalgams and asbestos during service. A VA medical opinion is needed to determine if these exposures are related to his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran is granted SMC at the rate of 50% for his service-connected conditions from April 20, 2020 to June 7, 2021.

The Board has granted service connection for kidney disability and urinary incontinence with hematuria. The remaining issues of service connection for psychiatric disability, migraine headaches, and macrocytic anemia are remanded for further consideration.

The Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss, tinnitus, left shoulder condition, thoracic condition, and CKD have been granted with effective dates of July 5, 2024, but no earlier. The Veteran also received a 30 percent rating for CKD as of October 6, 2025.