Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for renal cell carcinoma with right nephrectomy and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability. The current 60 percent rating for the condition is deemed sufficient, and there is no evidence of unemployability solely due to the service-connected disability.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service, including exposure to herbicide. The veteran's renal cell carcinoma is not presumed due to Agent Orange exposure.,There is insufficient evidence linking the veteran's headaches and hypertension to his military service.

The Board has determined that the evidence submitted since the July 2003 denial does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. The claim is therefore denied.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to incomplete records and need for further examination. The issues include service connection, increased ratings for back disorder and hypertension with kidney dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and eligibility for educational assistance due to lack of evidence linking the veteran's conditions to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and service connection for various conditions, finding that his disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or service connection.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied eligibility for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance due to lack of evidence showing a causal relationship between any condition and the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for right kidney disability, nodules on face, chest, testicles, legs, neck and nose (including sebaceous cyst), chloracne, and left lung cancer. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board has reopened the claims for bilateral kidney disability and prostate disability, but denied service connection for these conditions. The veteran's right and left kidney disabilities are not related to his active service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no relationship between his cause of death and service, including due to asbestos exposure.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the decedent's death, finding that his ischemic cardiomyopathy, renal failure, and cerebrovascular accident were not related to his military service or service-connected disabilities.,The Board also denied basic eligibility for non-service connected disability pension benefits due to a lack of evidence showing the decedent was permanently and totally disabled from non-service-connected disability.

The veteran's claimed conditions were not found to be related to service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. Service connection was denied for all issues.

The veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease with a history of thrombosis and bypass grafting was not incurred in service.,The veteran's kidney disorder has not been shown to be related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's renal failure and hypertension were not incurred or aggravated in service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board found that the appellant's current genitourinary/renal conditions are not attributable to his active military service from October 1950 to October 1952.

The veteran's claim for service connection for carcinoma of the left kidney was granted with an effective date of February 13, 2002. The cancer is presumed to have arisen from exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including asbestosis, hypertension, renal failure, irritable bowel syndrome, coronary artery disease, arthritis of the hands, and headaches. The reasons given were that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board found no evidence of current neuropathy, chronic headache disorder, tinnitus, TMJ dysfunction, skin rash, back disorder, heart disorder, or kidney disorder. The veteran's service records do not show any such conditions during his military service.

The Board has determined that the nonfunctioning left kidney is a congenital defect and not a disease or injury for which VA compensation can be paid. There is no evidence of acquired pathology, and service connection is denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for prostatitis, kidney cysts, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, and headaches were denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.