Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU, finding insufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities. The Board acknowledged some physical limitations but did not find them severe enough to preclude employment.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that there was no evidence linking any service-connected disability to the Veteran's death or contributing substantially to it. The conditions listed on his death certificate were not associated with exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes, coronary artery disease, renal disability, lower extremity peripheral vascular disease, lower extremity peripheral arterial disease, and upper extremity diabetic neuropathy as the evidence does not support a finding of actual exposure to herbicide agents during service or that these conditions began during service.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension and chronic kidney disease due to insufficient compliance with prior remand directives. The Veteran's hypertension may be secondary to his service-connected ischemic heart disease, but a medical opinion is needed to address this theory of entitlement. For chronic kidney disease, there was no VA medical opinion addressing whether it is related to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.

The Board has ordered a remand for the Veteran's claims of service connection for benign neoplasms of the genitourinary system, including renal cysts and epididymal cysts. The remand is due to incomplete opinions from a VA examiner regarding potential exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board has remanded the cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and kidney cancer for additional development due to incomplete or inaccurate factual premises in previous opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with its previous remand directives. The Veteran's claims for cervical spine disability, cystitis, and kidney disability are being reviewed.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his renal cancer and his military service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's thyroid cancer and kidney cancer, as well as their relationship to service. The DIC claim is dismissed as moot due to the grant of service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and chronic kidney disease, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and active service.

The Board dismissed the claims for tinnitus and malrotation, congenital, left kidney and residuals of renal trauma (claimed as stage 4 kidney failure) due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart disorder and chronic kidney disease have been granted. However, the case has been remanded to obtain an opinion on whether the heart disorder is secondary to diabetes.

The Board dismissed all the claims as they are related to a deceased Veteran.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for sleep disorder and chronic renal insufficiency due to insufficient medical opinions in previous VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability, sleep disorder, and kidney disease. Service connection was granted for macular degeneration.,Service connection for the left shoulder disability, sleep disorder, and kidney disease was not established due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for headaches, lumbar spine disability, kidney disability, and COPD due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, stage 3 kidney disease, and loss of erectile power are granted. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer, hypertension, DM, and a kidney condition due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's reported exposure to Agent Orange is being investigated further.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a kidney disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and skin cancer as the evidence did not show these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.