Kidney disease Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including DMII and prostate cancer, are remanded due to insufficient evidence of exposure to herbicide agents. The issues of left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, mouth cancer, and kidney or bladder disorder are also remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for Gulf War Syndrome, Erectile Dysfunction, and other conditions due to insufficient medical opinions in the original examination reports. The Veteran will need to undergo further VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board dismissed all claims for service connection, including those for pulmonary disorder, neurological disorder, sinus disorder, kidney disorder, right knee disorder, numbness of the left side of the face, heart disorder, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding these issues during a hearing before the Board.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including tuberculosis, left hand disability, right leg nerve damage, right knee disability, colon cancer, liver lesions, and kidney lesions have been denied. The Board found no evidence of active tuberculosis during or after service, and did not find that any other condition was incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death due to lack of confirmed herbicide exposure during active service. The Veteran died from kidney failure, but there was no evidence of Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam or Korea.

The claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death has been reopened, but it is denied as there is no evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to his military service. The claim for VA death pension benefits was also denied due to the appellant's income exceeding the Maximum Annual Pension Rate.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder, hypertension, congestive heart failure, and chronic renal failure are all granted service connection. The claims for discoid lupus and degenerative joint disease with levoconvex scoliosis of the lumbar spine have been reopened due to new evidence. These issues are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for varicocele and epididymitis, as well as renal cell carcinoma, finding no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and active service.

The Veteran's renal cancer and the cause of his death are not service-connected, as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and increased ratings were dismissed. The Board found no current disability related to the issues, with some conditions being part of a pre-existing condition.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including hypertension, renal disability, back disability, ischemic heart disease, liver disability, bilateral foot disability, and neuropathy of the lower and upper extremities. The issues have been remanded for additional development.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection for coronary artery calcifications and a urogenital kidney disability, so the cases are dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient development regarding exposure to mustard gas, ionizing radiation, and herbicide agents at Fort McClellan, Alabama. The RO must request verification from the U.S. Army Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC).

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence, and the Veteran's claims for service connection remain pending.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sickle cell disease, glaucoma of the right eye, avascular necrosis of the right hip, and renal disorder due to conflicting evidence regarding their onset during active service.

The Veteran's genitourinary disorder, diagnosed as urinary incontinence, is related to his service-connected PTSD. The Board finds that the Veteran has a kidney disorder (claimed as kidney cysts) and bladder cysts that are secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia Disorder (also claimed as psychosis), Depression, Hypertension, and a Renal Disability due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a heart disorder and cardiovascular renal disorder due to insufficient evidence. Additional development is needed, including obtaining VA treatment records and verifying the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing medical records from the Veteran's last illness at Florida Hospital Flagler, which could provide important information about his cause of death.