Kidney disease Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type has been dismissed due to withdrawal. The Veteran is granted compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. ¶ 1151 for diabetes mellitus, which was a result of VA treatment. The Board finds that the Veteran's renal disease and coronary artery disease are secondary to his diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for enhanced DIC benefits, finding that the Veteran had not been rated at a 100% disability level for a continuous period of at least eight years prior to his death.

The Veteran's fibrocystic breast disease is presumed to have manifested during active service. The Veteran does not currently have a renal cyst of the right kidney or any residuals thereof. The Veteran's service-connected status post bunionectomy, with bilateral hallux valgus, is not manifested by severe hallux valgus equivalent to amputation of the great toe, nor has it been operated upon with resection of the metatarsal head.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine if the Veteran's service-connected asthma contributed to his death, and whether any other conditions listed were related to his military service or secondary to his service-connected condition.

The Board found that there is no credible evidence linking the Veteran's kidney disorder to his military service, and denied both claims for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for readjudication of the claim of service connection for cryoglobinemia, hepatitis C, and kidney complications for accrued benefits purposes. If granted, the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death will be readjudicated.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and additional evidence, as well as the need for a VA examination regarding the Veteran's renal cell carcinoma.

The Board found that the Appellant did not have a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty training (INACDUTRA) after January 1978, and therefore could not establish service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or renal failure incurred during such periods. The claims were denied.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and his causes of death were not otherwise causally related to active service or to a service-connected disability. The appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and DIC benefits are denied.

The Veteran's renal insufficiency with a transplanted kidney and abdominal ventral hernia were not incurred or aggravated by service, including exposure to herbicide agents. The presumption of exposure to Agent Orange does not apply.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and for a VA examination. The Veteran seeks an increased evaluation for his service-connected right ureterolithiasis, previously claimed as kidney dysfunction.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for cancer of the left kidney, status post left nephrectomy is being remanded due to his request for a video conference hearing.

The Veteran's service-connected disability of surgical absence of the left kidney with compensatory hypertrophy of the right kidney does not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board found that there is no evidence of a chronic disability related to the in-service head and facial injury, and thus denied service connection for residuals of a head and facial injury. The Veteran's kidney disorder was also not established as being incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for kidney stones and hepatitis C, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the previously denied claims.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of extraschedular considerations.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection have been withdrawn. The Board is remanding the remaining claims to obtain updated VCAA notice and to schedule VA examinations to determine the etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for renal cell carcinoma has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional VA medical records and a complete report of the November 2009 VA examination addendum.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as the Board finds that his service-connected conditions do not warrant a higher evaluation or TDIU.