Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion from an oncologist regarding the cause of death and exposure to asbestos.

The Board has determined that additional VA treatment records must be obtained and that the Veteran needs to undergo examinations for his claimed conditions due to potential service connection based on herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has found additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for granulomatous liver disease and renal cysts as secondary to his service-connected Crohn’s disease. The case will be remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus is found to have contributed substantially or materially to his death. The appeals for increased ratings of scars, abdominal wall and left hand, as well as the claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury, Hepatitis C, and left shoulder condition are dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic kidney disease is related to his service-connected diabetes and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to potential herbicide exposure at CFB Gagetown. Additional development is needed to verify if the appellant was exposed to herbicides, not limited to Agent Orange.

The Board denied service connection for gout, chronic pain, left shoulder impingement syndrome and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, low back disability, neck disability, respiratory condition (shortness of breath), and chronic kidney disease. The evidence did not show a relationship between these conditions and service.,The Board found that the Veteran's gout had no onset in service or was not related to service. For other conditions, there was insufficient evidence to establish their onset during service or relate them to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the evaluation of disability and indemnity compensation for cause of death. However, a remand is required due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and his service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for liver cancer, kidney disease, and hypertension have been denied. The Board found no current diagnosis of liver cancer and insufficient evidence linking the conditions to active duty service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral hearing loss, ischemic heart condition, bilateral lung condition (secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II), and bilateral kidney condition (secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an eye disorder, increased ratings for DM, chronic kidney disease, and CAD were denied. The appeals are based on the Veteran's subjective complaints of increased symptoms but the medical evidence does not support these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's kidney cancer is not related to his presumed herbicide agent exposure during service, and thus cannot be granted service connection. The claim for death pension benefits and accrued benefits are also remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his claimed disabilities, particularly those related to exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's cause of death was not due to his service-connected disabilities, and there is no evidence indicating these conditions should be service connected.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, heart disability, psychiatric condition, and kidney condition as the evidence does not show these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for various conditions, including hypertension and ischemic heart disease. The cause of death is also under consideration.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II (DMII) have been granted.,Service connection for renal disease due to DMII has been denied.

The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for residuals of left wrist fracture, kidney disorder, bilateral eye disorder, and lung disorder have been granted. The petitions to reopen the remaining issues are pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, hypertension, and TDIU have been remanded due to incomplete development.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the lack of complete service treatment records, including a separation examination. Additionally, SMC based on aid and attendance/housebound is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with these issues.