Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate opinion regarding whether PTSD aggravated hypertension and/or contributed to renal disease, which are listed as contributing causes of death on the Veteran's death certificate.

The Veteran's additional disabilities are being remanded for an addendum VA medical opinion to determine if they were caused by the November 2011 VA colonoscopy with perforated bowel and subsequent multiple infections, including carelessness or negligence on the part of VA.

The Board has denied service connection for skin lesions and remanded the issue of service connection for chronic kidney disease due to lack of a medical opinion on secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The renal dysfunction associated with diabetes mellitus was rated at 60 percent, the diabetes mellitus at 20 percent, and the insomnia (now claimed as depression) at 10 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II. The claims for increased ratings for gouty arthritis of the right great toe and left ankle and initial compensable disability evaluation for kidney stones are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for absent right kidney and acquired left kidney disabilities, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals for the ratings of pleurisy and tuberculosis have been dismissed as he withdrew them during his October 2019 Board hearing.

The Veteran's service connection claims for coronary artery disease, lung cancer, and kidney disability are granted due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including anemia, arthritis or other disability of the lumbar spine, sleep apnea, and malignant melanoma. Service connection was reopened on new evidence for a kidney disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to new evidence added to the file and a need for a VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for lung disability, colon polyps, TBI (head injury), seizures, bilateral athlete’s foot, and kidney disease. The Board dismissed these appeals.

The Veteran's special monthly pension was granted effective August 15, 2006. The claim is denied for an earlier effective date.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's renal cell carcinoma with right kidney removal is service-connected, as there is at least equipoise evidence linking his in-service exposure to petroleum products and herbicide agents to his cancer.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous instructions and for an addendum opinion addressing a new theory of entitlement regarding the Veteran's cause of death.

The Veteran's service connection claims for headaches, psychiatric disorder, substance abuse, HIV infection, brain disease (aneurysm), kidney disorder, and disability manifested by weight loss are all granted. The claim for seizures is remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, CVA, and acute renal failure as there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded multiple issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including Parkinson’s disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and MDD), leukemia, COPD, AC joint arthritis of the left shoulder, urinary frequency, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, renal artery stenosis, peripheral neuropathy, cervical spine disability, hypertension, and lumbar spine disability. The Veteran is required to attend VA examinations for these issues.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. The kidney disability claim is remanded for further development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for ulcerative colitis and kidney cancer due to exposure to Agent Orange are remanded as the Board finds insufficient evidence on record regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including MAI, allergic rhinitis/sinusitis, chronic bronchitis, renal cyst, and muscle weakness (related to myasthenia gravis), have been denied as there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service.