Kidney disease Board decisions

The Veteran's kidney stones have been rated at a 60 percent since October 28, 2019. This decision grants the rating for this period.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were dismissed as he withdrew his appeals.,Entitlement to an earlier effective date of October 30, 2019 was granted for the award of service connection for chronic kidney disease. The Veteran also received a grant of a 50 percent disability rating for major depressive disorder on that same day.

The Board has granted an initial 80 percent evaluation for the Veteran's Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), stage IV, effective November 18, 2025.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for kidney condition, sinus condition, facial reconstruction, and sleep condition due to a lack of current diagnoses or residuals related to these conditions. The right foot condition is granted as service-connected.

The Veteran's service connection for chronic kidney disease and hypertension has been granted, with effective dates based on the date of receipt of his claims. The effective date for chronic kidney disease is November 16, 2023, which was one year prior to VA receiving his ITF.

The Board has granted service connection for kidney disease, finding that it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from maintaining employment in the construction industry, and he was able to work with accommodations such as sedentary work and frequent breaks. The Board denied his claim for a TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment from March 29, 2012, to April 23, 2025. The Board granted a TDIU during this period.

The Board has determined that the VA decisions on appeal are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to notify and assist errors, including failure to make a finding regarding whether the Appellant is considered the Veteran's surviving spouse for DIC benefits. Additionally, burial benefits claims were not adjudicated properly.

The Veteran's service-connected multiple myeloma precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has granted service connection for left big toe gout, right big toe gout, and low back condition effective March 23, 2020. Service connection for chronic nephritis (kidney function) is granted effective August 10, 2022, based on the PACT Act.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his bilateral lower extremity neuropathy due to diabetes mellitus, have resulted in loss of use of both lower extremities. The Board has granted eligibility for specially adapted housing and dismissed the claim for a special home adaptation grant as moot.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for renal cell carcinoma, status-post left nephrectomy is being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. A new VA opinion is needed to determine the nature and likely cause of the Veteran's condition.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of January 28, 2019 for the establishment of entitlement to SMC based on aid and attendance. The issue of a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of tonsillectomy with dysphagia is remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's death is attributed to multiple conditions, including chronic obstructive lung disease. The Board has decided that the service connection for the cause of death must be remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic kidney disease and awarded a 100% disability rating effective January 22, 2025.

The Veteran's cause of death is remanded due to insufficient service connection for the cause of his death, kidney cancer. The DIC claim is also remanded as it is contingent upon a finding of service connection.

The Board has denied service connection for kidney cancer and lung cancer as secondary to kidney cancer due to the lack of confirmed exposure to asbestos or lead during service, and the presence of other risk factors such as smoking. The Veteran's contentions are outweighed by the medical evidence.

The Veteran's kidney cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and pseudofolliculitis barbae are remanded for further development to obtain VA treatment records from his primary care physician, Dr. J.B., his kidney provider, Dr. A.P., and his kidney cancer provider, Dr. Q.

The Board has granted service connection for a dilated aorta as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension, but denied service connection for a renal cyst condition. The denial of the renal cyst claim is due to insufficient evidence linking it to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.