Kidney disease Board decisions

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection due to the evidence being in equipoise.,Other issues related to hearing loss, psychiatric disorders, hip and knee disabilities, foot disabilities, seizure disorder, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, kidney disability, eye disability, and hepatitis are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's death was not due to service-connected conditions, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure. The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's headaches, hypertension, bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, and urethral strictures have been granted service connection effective November 1, 2018.,For the entire appeal period, the Veteran's kidney disorder has not been linked to his military service.

Service connection for lung metastasis of renal cancer and thyroid metastasis of renal cancer has been granted. Service connection for in-service TCE exposure is denied.

The appeals for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II (DM), a kidney disorder, vision disorder, and neuropathy secondary to DM have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during his service and thus no presumption of exposure applies. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is presumed to be related to his military service due to the PACT Act.

The Veteran's prostate cancer, left ear hearing loss, and polycystic kidney disease are not service-connected.,Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for urinary incontinence (claimed as passing blood clots when urinating) is denied.

The Board has denied service connection for cause of death, finding that the Veteran's acute renal failure, dyspnea/COPD/respiratory failure, coronary artery disease (CAD), and hypertension were not incurred in or related to his military service.

The Veteran's cause of death was listed as cardiac arrest, with significant contributing factors including chronic hypoxemic respiratory failure, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and emphysema. The Board found that the service-connected PTSD did not contribute substantially to his cause of death.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine, right knee, and kidney disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.,Specifically, the Veteran's current diagnoses were not shown to have been present during his active duty service or within one year post-service.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection on several conditions due to the appellant's death.

The Board has remanded the case for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's kidney failure and subsequent death are related to service, including exposure to foreign materials or environmental toxins. The previous opinions were deemed inadequate due to lack of consideration of certain evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected rhabdomyolysis with acute renal failure is rated at 100% effective July 14, 2008. The claim for TDIU prior to July 14, 2009, is dismissed as moot due to the concurrent grant of a 100% rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney transplant/removal and scaring, as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus due to a lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that neither his hypertension nor ischemic heart disease were related to herbicide exposure. The Board also found no evidence linking end stage renal disease to service and concluded that a disability of service origin did not contribute to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's chronic kidney disease is caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition as secondary to his diabetes.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of the Veteran's service in 2012 and 2016, as well as a need for a medical opinion on whether kidney stones are related to toxic exposure risk activity.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obesity, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), renal cell carcinoma of the left and right kidneys, and atrial fibrillation due to a lack of probative nexus opinions linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual employability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, which include bilateral nephrolithiasis with chronic kidney disease and hypertension, depressive disorder, left clavicle fracture, and tinnitus. The combined rating of 70% meets the criteria for TDIU.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the claim for cause of death is denied.