Kidney disease Board decisions

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence regarding the veteran's alleged exposure to asbestos, cadmium, and lead paint during active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for awards of service connection for retroperitoneal fibrosis, chronic renal failure, and left orchiectomy.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as septicemia, pneumonia, and a urinary tract infection with acute renal failure were not incurred during service or until many years after discharge and are not otherwise etiologically related to service or the veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the evidence did not support a claim for service connection for detrusor sphincter dyssynergia (claimed as a bladder and kidney condition) on a secondary basis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, prostatitis, chronic renal insufficiency with episodic acute renal failure and nephritic syndrome, and chronic ischemic heart disease, multivessel coronary artery disease, status post angioplasty, as none of these conditions were found to be related to his service or secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his ischemic heart disease, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, renal insufficiency, and liver failure were not related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, a throat condition, residuals of pneumonia and renal cell carcinoma as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for bladder and kidney condition. The case was remanded to the Regional Office for development of additional evidence, including obtaining complete treatment records and ordering a VA examination to determine the nature, extent, and likely etiology of the claimed condition.

The veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), urethritis due to gonococcus, a kidney disorder, and a lung disorder were remanded for the veteran to be afforded another video-conference hearing before a member of the Board at his local RO.

The Board denied service connection for headaches, neurologic symptoms, neuropsychological symptoms, loss of taste and smell, and kidney problems as there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to any incident of service or an undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, renal disability, cardiac disability, and low back disability as they were not incurred in or aggravated by the veteran's active service and are unrelated to any incident therein.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is granted as presumed to have been incurred in service due to herbicide exposure. The remaining claims for secondary conditions are remanded.

The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence shows that the veteran's death was not related to any in-service disease or injury, and denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for kidney stones and ureteral calculi, but found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for anxiety disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection to the RO for further development and readjudication.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection of chronic left knee disability, low back disability, adrenal gland disorder, orthopedic disability manifested by multiple joint aches and pains, and chronic disability manifested by multiple muscle aches to the RO for additional development.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, residuals of fractured ribs, left hip and right fifth finger disabilities, a peptic ulcer, hypertension, an upper respiratory infection, renal failure, hyperlipidemia and gastroenteritis were denied as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The appeal is remanded to obtain the veteran's service medical records and a medical opinion regarding the cause of death.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death as it was not shown to be related to active service or Agent Orange exposure.

The veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, arthritis, and a kidney condition were reopened but ultimately denied.