Kidney disease Board decisions

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, has been rated as 20 percent disabling. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating for this condition.,Separate ratings are sought for urinary and eye disabilities secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II. These issues require additional development including obtaining medical records and clarifying current diagnoses.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for multiple myeloma, hypercalcemia, and chronic renal disease due to potential exposure to herbicides during active duty. The RO is instructed to review deck logs of ships the Veteran served on and obtain addendum opinions regarding the etiology of the conditions.

The Board dismissed all issues of entitlement to service connection as the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Board has denied the Veteran's service connection claim for a kidney disorder due to lack of evidence of current disability.,The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for prostate disorder, leukemia, and sleep disorder as additional medical opinions are needed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of an eye condition claimed as a retained foreign body in the left eye, and his vitamin D deficiency is not a disability for VA compensation purposes. The claims for service connection for hypertension, chronic kidney failure, and sleep problems are remanded due to lack of medical evidence addressing their etiology.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examination opinions regarding military environmental exposures and their relation to the Veteran's cause of death. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether it is approximately as likely as not that the Veteran's cause of death was related to such exposures.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information on which to decide the claim, including a need for an addendum opinion and consideration of the medical literature related to prostate cancer's potential impact on kidney disease.

The Veteran's sarcoidosis is not related to service, including exposure to contaminated water and/or asbestos at Camp Lejeune.,Multiple myeloma is not confirmed. The examiner will determine if POEMS syndrome is multiple myeloma or falls under the category of multiple myeloma and provide an opinion on its relationship to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.,POEMS syndrome is not related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.,The Veteran's thyroid condition, including as secondary to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and POEMS syndrome, is not related to service.,The Veteran's kidney condition, including as secondary to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and POEMS syndrome, is not related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bladder cancer and kidney removal, have rendered him unemployable since May 1, 2010. The Board has granted a TDIU effective from that date.

The Board has denied service connection for COPD, heart disability, and kidney cancer. The issues of service connection for a heart disability due to hypertension and for kidney cancer are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder, cardiovascular disorder, renal disorder, osteomyelitis, and amputation of the left great toe were denied. The claim for a skin disorder was reopened due to new evidence submitted since the previous denial. Service connection was not granted for any of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for chronic kidney disease due to potential exposure at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran's service in Vietnam is presumed, but not all diseases are listed as presumptively related to herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including erectile dysfunction, headache, diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral foot disability, skeletal arthritis, depression, muscle damage to left side, pelvis injury, bilateral eye disability, low back disability, TBI, right hip and knee disabilities, GERD, and bilateral kidney disability. The remand includes obtaining VA treatment records from 1988 to present and scheduling a new examination for the right hip.

The Board has granted service connection for kidney disease as secondary to diabetes mellitus type 2, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosed kidney condition is related to his service-connected diabetes.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, kidney condition, headache disability, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), and sleep apnea due to exposure to herbicide agents during service. Further development is needed to verify if herbicide agents were used at Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center while the Veteran was stationed there from February 1969 to December 1969.

Your claims for arthritis of the left and right hands, as well as your lower and upper back conditions have been granted. However, your knee and kidney condition claims are being remanded.,Your peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, as well as your upper extremities, have not met the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding service connection for fracture of the left foot, joint pain, muscle pain, and left kidney cysts.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension, bilateral lower extremity peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis, and kidney disease are related to service due to herbicide exposure in Okinawa. However, the evidence is insufficient for VA to make this determination without further development.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for various conditions allegedly resulting from VA treatment, finding no fault on the part of VA.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for colon polyps and cervical polyps have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues of right upper extremity tremor, left upper extremity tremor, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, and right shoulder disability for further development.