Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for kidney cancer with removal of left kidney, but denied service connection for colon cancer and melanoma surgery right side of neck and right ear due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active duty.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for kidney cancer and mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung due to a lack of evidence regarding his exposure to ionizing radiation, tritium gas, and beryllium during service. The AOJ is directed to attempt to obtain the Veteran's service personnel records and any unit histories or other official evidence that might corroborate his account of events.

The Board has granted service connection for both coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease, finding that these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for renal manifestations, amputation of the left lower limb above the knee, right leg disability, and right knee disability due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's VA treatment records note reports of symptoms in these areas during active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board found no evidence of a distinct disability characterized as 'swelling' or 'seizure disability.' Service connection was also denied for substance abuse (alcohol) disorder, stroke residuals, and peripheral neuropathy due to lack of competent medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the cases for further evaluation due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's claimed pancreatic disability and renal failure, including his exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water and Gulf War environmental hazards.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cataracts, left kidney disability, urinary obstruction, status post right radical nephrectomy residuals, and rhinitis as new and relevant evidence was not received to warrant readjudication.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for MGUS, stage III renal disease, and EoC were denied as new and relevant evidence was not submitted to support the claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment since July 29, 2012. TDIU is granted effective that date.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to January 13, 2011.

The Veteran's renal cell carcinoma is found to be aggravated by exposure to herbicide agents during active service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has dismissed all claims for service connection due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that new evidence submitted by the Veteran since the last denial of service connection for intestinal disability, prostate cancer, kidney disease, COPD, heart disease, diabetes mellitus, anxiety disorder, headache disability, and left shoulder disability warrants a remand to obtain additional medical opinions regarding these issues.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for intestinal disability, prostate cancer, kidney disease, COPD, heart disease, diabetes mellitus, anxiety disorder, headache disability, and left shoulder disability are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that is relevant to the issues on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a kidney condition is dismissed because the Veteran elected to have this issue considered under the modernized appeal system (AMA).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II; kidney disorder; left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy; and cataracts are remanded due to the absence of a current disability diagnosis.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder have been reopened, with the latter being recharacterized as a claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Service connection has been granted for tinnitus.,Service connection is remanded for various conditions including hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety, depression, PTSD), sleep apnea, prostate disability due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, a skin condition of the stomach, head disability (headaches), coronary artery disease, strokes, enlarged kidney due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, both hands locking up, gout of the right and left foot, knot under the right cheek, sea sickness, and sleep disorder.

The Board is remanding the Veteran's claims for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses related to his renal cancer treatment from October 30, 2017 to December 27, 2017 due to incomplete documentation and inextricably intertwined issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and chronic kidney disease have been reopened due to new evidence. The Board has ordered additional development to confirm the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for kidney cancer, attributing it to Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam. The claim was remanded due to conflicting opinions regarding the etiology of the condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of herbicide exposure and incomplete development. The cause of death claim will be reconsidered with additional evidence.