Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied the claim.

The Board has reconsidered the Veteran's claims and found that new service personnel records received since the January 1998 rating decision are relevant to his diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease claims. As a result, these claims have been reopened.

The Veteran's service connection claims for prostate, bladder, kidney stones, hernia, heart and vision disabilities are denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a medical examination or opinion regarding whether the Veteran's kidney disease is related to her in-service complaints and findings.

The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to service, including an in-service automobile accident. Therefore, service connection for a back disability, right hip disability, bilateral leg injury as secondary to a back disability, and right kidney disability are denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of right kidney removal in an August 1956 decision, finding that the condition was a congenital defect and that the surgery to remove it was ameliorative. The current appeal seeks to reopen this claim with new evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to determine if he set foot in Vietnam during his service on the U.S.S. Forster.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claim that VA medical treatment in 1994 caused additional disability, including renal insufficiency and multi-organ shutdown.

The Veteran's kidney stone disorder was first shown during military service and is granted as service connected.

The Veteran's liver and kidney disabilities are found to be secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus with bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, warranting a 40% rating.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the veteran died during the pendency of the appeal, and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claims for service connection for sinus disorder, migraine headaches, back disorder, kidney disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder (previously considered as PTSD). The Veteran's current diagnoses of these conditions are supported by recent VA treatment records. However, the claim for service connection remains denied due to a lack of evidence establishing a nexus between her military service and these disorders.

The Veteran's cause of death, renal cell carcinoma and coronary artery disease, is not service-connected. The Board found no evidence linking the conditions to his military service or any incident therein.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration of his claims, including obtaining service personnel records and addressing the VCAA notice requirements.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA compensation examination.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, kidney failure, and glaucoma as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's PTSD disability rating was increased from 10 percent to 30 percent.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not meet the criteria for burial or plot allowance benefits. The claim for non-service connected burial benefits is denied, but a plot or interment allowance is granted.

The Veteran's current kidney condition was not present in service or within one year of discharge and is not related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for nephrosclerosis (claimed as kidney failure) is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and requests for additional information from various sources.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service, including exposure to herbicides. As such, these claims for service connection have been denied.