Kidney disease Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 23, 2013 for the award of service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine was granted. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a kidney disability remains pending and will be addressed in the remand portion.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions and records, particularly regarding the cause of death and potential service connection under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his arthritis claim. The diabetes and kidney disease claims were also denied as they did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his claims.

The Veteran's chronic kidney disease with hypertension is rated at 30 percent prior to March 27, 2012 and remains at 30 percent thereafter.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are all remanded due to the intertwining of issues and his request for a Board hearing. The right eye disability claim is related to hypertension, which in turn is linked to kidney disorder.

The Veteran's bladder, kidney, and lung cancers are presumed to be related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The lung cancer is not presumptively service-connected.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's kidney disease is service-connected as it was caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and confirming the USS Hunley was a nuclear-powered ship.

The Board denied service connection for a right kidney disability and an initial compensable evaluation for atherosclerosis. The March 1996 rating decision was not revised on the basis of clear and unmistakable error.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the nature and etiology of his cardiovascular and kidney disabilities, including whether they are related to service.

The Veteran seeks service connection for renal cell carcinoma, which he claims is due to herbicide exposure during his military service in Vietnam. The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claim can be adjudicated.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for chronic renal disease is denied as it does not meet legal merit.

The Veteran's kidney disorder, diagnosed as kidney stones, is considered to have existed prior to service and has been a continuous issue since then. The Board granted service connection for the condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's kidney disorder and renal cell carcinoma were not incurred in service, may not be presumed to have been so incurred, and were not caused or aggravated by service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's conditions, including diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, renal disability, hypertension, and presbycusis, are not service connected. The evidence does not support a finding of direct or presumptive service connection for any of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability, right shoulder disability, and sleep apnea are all related to service.,However, due to lack of specific diagnosis for sleep apnea in this decision summary, it is not clear if the Veteran currently has a diagnosed condition or if his symptoms are still being evaluated.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's renal cell carcinoma is service-connected, as it was incurred during his military service and related to exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The issue of soft-tissue sarcoma remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's kidney disability, including renal cell carcinoma with left kidney removal, is not related to his active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding of current diagnoses or a link between any claimed conditions and active military service.,No new effective date has been granted as no earlier effective date claim was filed.