Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for renal cell carcinoma, right. The Veteran's chronic pain and right-sided numbness are found to be related to his service-connected renal cell carcinoma.

The Board found that the Veteran's disability did not worsen after his January 2005 surgery, and thus he does not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, lung disability, and kidney disability were denied as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service or any other relevant factors.

The Veteran's claim for jungle rot of the bilateral feet was withdrawn by the Veteran.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen his claim for tinea cruris of the groin, which is now granted. The condition had its onset in service.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an addendum opinion from the May 2010 VA examiner regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed cysts of the pancreas, liver, and right kidney. The claims are currently being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a renal disability and hypertension. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a renal disability was granted in January 2015, resolving this issue.

The Veteran's renal cell carcinoma and left kidney disorder are presumed to be related to his service in the Gulf War, but no new evidence was provided to reopen the claim for acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims for service connection were granted.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and special monthly compensation have been dismissed due to the limitation of appeal scope by the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including verification of herbicide exposure and a psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin rash, right renal mass, and high cholesterol have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if her hypertension and kidney disability are related to service. The issues of entitlement to service connection for both conditions will be addressed in light of any new evidence obtained during the remand process.

The Board found that the Veteran's end stage renal failure did not result from carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA. The amputation was deemed necessary due to worsening diabetic ulcers and infection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his back disability and diabetes mellitus, preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment. As a result, TDIU is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a distinct bronchial disorder or disability manifested by dizziness and fatigue during his period of service. Addison's Disease was also not present until more than one year after service, and there is no evidence linking it to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current chronic renal disease is not related to his service, including a burn injury and fall in October 1962. The medical evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's service-connected low back disability and his kidney condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's additional disabilities, including punctured diaphragm, renal failure, other organ failure, cardiac arrest, or scar, were not caused by VA carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or an event not reasonably foreseeable. Therefore, his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and a kidney disorder, finding that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure. The claim was also denied due to lack of continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disorder is not service-connected as it was not incurred in or aggravated by service.,The Veteran's kidney cysts, lung disorder, and nerve disorders are not service-connected as they were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board found that the Veteran's kidney disability is not related to military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disability was granted, but his attempt to reopen the kidney disorder claim was denied due to lack of new and material evidence.