Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, bladder and kidney disabilities, PTSD, and hypertension. The appeals are all denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions due to additional development being required.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including gout and pseudogout, asthma, sleep apnea, kidney condition, skin cancer, and heart condition, all of which are alleged to be due to exposure to herbicides in service.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is dismissed. The issues of service connection for tachycardia, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease are remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for left shoulder disability and remanded the claims for heart condition, carotid artery condition, kidney condition, bladder condition, pelvic disability, right buttock disability, and neck disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active service.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, coronary artery disease, liver disease, erectile dysfunction, kidney disease, and pigmentation scar on the head. The claim for prostate cancer was reopened based on new evidence, but it was still denied as there is no direct or presumptive link to service.,Service connection for coronary artery disease, liver disease, erectile dysfunction, and kidney disease were also denied due to lack of in-service diagnosis or chronicity.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection of a kidney condition due to lack of new and material evidence, as the Appellant's previous contentions were found inconsistent with his service records.

The Board has dismissed all claims due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in a loss or loss of use of one or both lower extremities, and he does not qualify for specially adapted housing or home adaptation grants.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between any service-connected disability and the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including those for a right leg disorder, heart disorder, hypertension, bilateral lung disorder, throat cancer, liver disorder, and bladder disorder. The issues are inextricably intertwined with whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disorder.

The appeals for service connection of a vision disability, positive tuberculosis (TB) tine test, hernia disability, and stomach injury are dismissed.,Service connection is denied for left ankle disability. The Veteran's current left ankle disability is not related to his service.

The Board dismissed the appeals as to whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen claims for service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's spouse is seeking service connection for hypertension and kidney disease, which are currently pending. The claims have been remanded due to the need to determine if the spouse meets eligibility requirements for substitution in the case of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA medical opinion to determine if service-connected conditions contributed to the Veteran's death, and whether any of these conditions were related to his active service.

The Veteran's kidney stones are being remanded for further evaluation due to insufficient evidence regarding their relationship to his service-connected conditions and exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right renal cell carcinoma and gout due to exposure to herbicide agents. The claims will be reviewed with a focus on whether there is sufficient evidence to support the Veteran's assertions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney disease, finding that the evidence did not support a link between his current condition and his active duty service at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has granted service connection for neoplasm of the right kidney, previously claimed as kidney cancer, due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The decision is based on the presumption that such conditions are related to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether VA treatment caused or aggravated the Veteran's chronic kidney disease.