Kidney disease Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for adrenal sarcoma, malignant melanoma of the chest, and malignant melanoma metastasized to left lung have been granted due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service at Fort Gordon.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to errors in weighing medical opinions and addressing the Veteran's contentions.

The Board has remanded the appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's helpless child for purposes of entitlement to VA survivor's benefits due to incomplete records submitted by the appellant. The appellant is required to submit complete copies of all relevant school and medical records from specified sources.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his claims for service connection for supraventricular arrhythmia/atriial fibrillation, chronic kidney disease, and bladder cancer.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and kidney/renal disease as secondary to hypertension, finding that there is no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service separation.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA medical opinion, and additional evidence may be needed to determine if there was a delay in treatment that led to additional disability.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between his MRSA infection and subsequent disabilities, including L3/L4 osteomyelitis, epigastrium MRSA infection, hernias, and chronic kidney disease.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's exposure to jet fuel caused his chronic renal insufficiency, which contributed to his death. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.

The appeal seeking an initial rating in excess of 60 percent for chronic kidney disease (CKD) from June 27, 1966 to May 25, 2010 is dismissed. An effective date prior to June 27, 1966 for the grant of service connection for CKD is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected hypertension is found to have caused or aggravated his diagnosed chronic kidney disease, including hypertensive nephropathy and nephrosclerosis.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is rated at 40 percent from April 20, 2018. Service connection for renal dysfunction and hypertension are also granted as secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's bladder cancer residuals are being remanded for a new examination to assess the current severity of his condition. The issue of service connection for chronic kidney disease is also being remanded, with consideration given to whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's kidney disease is related to service-connected bladder cancer or due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include kidney condition, low back disability, neck disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, and hypertension.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability. The Board found no evidence of any heart, lung, renal, or DVT condition during his military service that could have contributed to his death.

The Veteran's death was caused by lung cancer, which is a secondary condition to his primary adrenal cancer. The Board has remanded the case for further development and an addendum VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's adrenal cancer was caused by his active service, including conceded herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Veteran's respiratory, kidney, heart, bladder, and prostate disorders are remanded for further evaluation due to exposure to toxic chemicals in service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for scar residual of right thumb injury is granted. Claims for chronic kidney disease, atherosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease (CAD)) and congestive heart failure (CHF), sleep apnea, and hypertension are denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and providing medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension, kidney disability, and acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to February 13, 2020.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's kidney disabilities and their relation to military service, including his presumed exposure to herbicide agent. The VA examiner needs to provide additional detailed opinions on causation and aggravation.