Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, gout, renal failure, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient competent medical evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for kidney removal, status post nephroureterectomy. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer and chronic kidney disease with hypertension, are severe enough to prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. Therefore, the Board has granted a TDIU (Total Disability Rating for Compensation Purposes Based on Individual Unemployability). Basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits is also established.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and failure to follow its own instructions. The Veteran's VA treatment records from 2010 to present need to be obtained for proper evaluation of her kidney disorder.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for various conditions, including renal disease, brain aneurysm, cerebrovascular accident, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, and blood clots, all claimed to be due to in-service chemical exposure. The AOJ is directed to verify the Veteran's claimed exposures.

The Veteran's death was due to metastatic adenocarcinoma unknown origin, chronic kidney disease, chronic hepatitis, and hypertension. The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for cause of death and entitlement to death pension.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's worsening kidney disease and whether it was proximately caused by VA treatment or an event not reasonably foreseeable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney disease, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service or any related conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claims for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and related secondary conditions have been granted. However, the Board has found that additional evidence is needed to determine if his kidney disease and peripheral neuropathy are secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's preexisting kidney condition was aggravated during service, and the Board granted service connection for his current kidney disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, chronic kidney disease, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and edema of the bilateral lower extremities. The appeals are denied.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection of unspecified depressive disorder, renal disease, and hypertension due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to December 4, 2017. The Board found the evidence against a finding that his service-connected conditions prevented him from working.

The Board denied service connection for kidney stones and kidney disease, finding no in-service exposure to herbicide agents and insufficient evidence linking the conditions to service.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been fully granted.,Service connection for a tooth disorder secondary to GERD is denied. The evidence does not support a finding that the condition began during service or is related to an in-service injury.

The reduction of the rating for a left adrenal cyst from 20 percent to noncompensable, effective as of August 1, 2018, was improper. The 20 percent rating is restored, effective August 1, 2018.

The claims for service connection of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, diabetic retinopathy, and renal insufficiency status post kidney transplant have been granted due to the submission of new evidence. The claims are now pending for further adjudication.

The Board has dismissed all claims for service connection as no justiciable case or controversy is before the Board.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of thyroid cancer and kidney cancer due to inadequate VA opinions and the need for additional medical records. The claims are related to exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Orange.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a kidney disability was denied. The Board also remanded several other issues, including increased ratings and TDIU.