Kidney disease Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 100 percent rating throughout the appeal period.,New and material evidence has been presented to reopen his claims for service connection of diabetes mellitus, type II, skin disability, and kidney disability. These claims are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, kidney disease, residuals of head injury, and left ear injury (other than tinnitus). Service connection was granted for tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as secondary to diabetes mellitus. The other issues on appeal have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic headaches, chronic kidney stones, a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder), and OSA have all been denied. The Board found that there is no evidence to support the Veteran’s assertions of in-service onset or relationship to service.,There was no current diagnosis of these conditions at any time during the pendency of the claims.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and kidney disease (diabetic nephropathy) as they are not related to service. The Veteran's death was also not found to be caused by any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's kidney cancer with partial nephrectomy is found to be at least as likely as not related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, leading to the grant of service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and chronic kidney disease (including diabetic nephropathy) due to herbicide exposure during active duty.

The Board denied service connection for a kidney disability, to include as due to contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune, and for a heart attack secondary to kidney surgery and loss of kidney. The Veteran's kidney disability was not related to service or any event, injury, or disease during service. The heart attack was not found to be proximately due to or the result of his kidney disability.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss and hypertension, but granted service connection for kidney cancer. The Veteran's IBS and Crohn’s disease were partially granted with a staged rating prior to September 10, 2019, and the issue was remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated his fatal illnesses, including acute myocardial infarction, CAD, congestive heart failure and chronic renal failure.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bladder cancer, prostate cancer, and kidney cancer due to exposure to herbicides and/or diesel fuel. The case is sent back for an independent medical opinion from an oncologist.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches, a nervous condition previously claimed as a psychiatric disorder, and a kidney condition have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations. The effective date for service connection for migraine headaches has not yet been determined.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a kidney disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service or presumed exposure to herbicide agents.

The claims for service connection for kidney cancer, loss of kidney, and diabetes type II are denied as there is no evidence to support a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a relationship between any of these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to acute renal failure, cardiorespiratory arrest, and coronary atherosclerotic disease as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his time in active service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to September 22, 2010 did not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for various conditions as they are not related to active military service.

The Board has ordered remand for additional development regarding the Veteran's service connection claims for non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, hemolytic anemia, and renal failure. The examiner must address whether these conditions are related to in-service exposure to a virus.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed due to his death.