Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for clear cell renal carcinoma and thyroid follicular neoplasm, finding no evidence of a causal relationship to the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's end stage renal failure is denied as not incurred in or the result of active service, including as the result of exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.,The Veteran's anemia is denied as not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, a respiratory disorder (claimed as lung spot), and kidney disease are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for further development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding his service connection for renal cell carcinoma and its relationship to diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's renal cancer, presumed to be caused by his exposure to Agent Orange during service in Vietnam, is found to have resulted in his death. Therefore, the claim for service connection for cause of death is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions regarding the relationship between his conditions and presumed in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicides and his service connection for cause of death. The appellant must provide verification of her claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating for various conditions have been denied. The issues of service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development regarding alleged exposure to herbicide agents or other chemicals during his time in Okinawa.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic kidney disease should be remanded due to new evidence and a need for an addendum opinion.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including a new VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, as well as his claims of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional right leg disability, to include below-knee amputation (BKA), due to VA surgical and hospital care in early 2013.

The Board denied service connection for kidney stones and Graves' disease, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's cause of death and burial benefits claims are being remanded due to the need for further development regarding substitution as the appellant is seeking to continue his pending service connection claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a kidney disorder is being remanded due to the submission of new and material evidence. The issues include service connection related to herbicide exposure, contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and secondary to myelodysplastic syndrome.

The Veteran's cause of death was determined to be at least as likely as not due to his active military service, specifically his in-service exposure to herbicides which caused his clear cell kidney cancer.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations are insufficient and remanded for further evaluations of the Veteran's low back disorder, nephrolithiasis, and hemorrhoids. The issues have been remanded due to incomplete or insufficient examination reports.

The Veteran's end stage kidney disease is granted as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type 2.,The Veteran's initial rating for diabetes mellitus type 2 remains at 10 percent, with no further increase.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant and her representative have withdrawn their appeals for certain conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for colon cancer, earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and an earlier effective date for a 40% rating for bilateral hearing loss have been withdrawn.,The claim for reopening of a previously denied claim of service connection for asthma has been granted. The claim for reopening of a previously denied claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder has also been granted.,Service connection for hypertension has been granted.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, heart disorders, kidney disorders, and right eye disorders as the evidence did not support a finding of in-service incurrence or relationship to service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his hepatorenal syndrome/renal failure and liver failure were not related to his period of active service or any service-connected conditions.