Kidney disease Board decisions

The appeal was remanded for additional development, including obtaining new medical examinations and opinions regarding the veteran's claims of service connection for blood disorders, kidney conditions, and skin conditions as secondary to exposure to ionizing radiation.

The Board denied service connection for a kidney disability, sinusitis, and residuals of mononucleosis due to the lack of current diagnoses.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right knee, left knee, and kidney stone disabilities are being remanded to provide the veteran with proper notice under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5103(a) and 38 C.F.R. § 3.159, as well as to obtain a new VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, schizophrenia (previously evaluated as a personality disorder), bilateral tinnitus, low back disability, left ankle disability, chronic kidney failure, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, Type II, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation and no medical nexus to service.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet, kidney disorder, right knee disorder, right ankle disorder, and tinnitus as there is no competent evidence linking any of these conditions to active service or herbicide exposure.

The veteran does not have a sleep disorder or kidney disorder that is the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active military service.

The veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal to the December 29, 2004 rating decision in which service connection for hypoglycemia was denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a kidney disorder and muscle damage to the right flank were denied as there was no evidence of current disabilities related to his military service. The claim for TDIU was also denied.

The veteran was entitled to special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance, for accrued benefits purposes, due to his service-connected multiple myeloma rendering him permanently bedridden.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for renal cell cancer of the left kidney, cancer of the eye, nose, and head, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as they were not shown to be related to his military service, including asbestos exposure.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a prostate disability, high blood pressure, and kidney disability were denied as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to his period of active service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and determined that the appellant was eligible for death pension benefits effective May 1, 2002.

The Board granted service connection for left kidney disability with UPJ obstruction, finding that the condition was incurred in active duty.

The veteran is entitled to a 20 percent rating for his right knee disability, and service connection has been established for hepatitis C.,Service connection was granted for the veteran's hepatitis C based on evidence of a link between the condition and his period of active duty.

The veteran's claims for service connection for an infection of the kidney and bladder, and an unspecified blood disorder were remanded to schedule a hearing.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for restoration of a 60 percent rating for renal insufficiency, status post kidney transplant.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, loss of left kidney, erectile dysfunction, hearing loss, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including notification of the duty to assist and readjudication of the claims.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death as renal failure was not incurred in or aggravated by service and was not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by a service-connected disability.