Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death is not service-connected, and therefore DIC benefits are denied.

The veteran's fatal conditions were not caused by any incident or illness that occurred during his service.

The veteran's appeal for higher ratings on his back injury residuals and associated radiculopathy was denied. The initial rating of 20 percent for the back injury with a claimed kidney condition is maintained, as well as separate 10 percent ratings for radiculopathy affecting both lower extremities.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD, finding that the veteran's experiences in Vietnam provided sufficient evidence of a stressor to support his claim. The other issues involving heart disease and reopening previously denied claims have been remanded.

The Board found no current kidney disease or residuals of a past kidney disability, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's kidney failure and hypertension are both service-connected, with kidney failure being directly related to service and hypertension being secondary to the kidney disease.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for scrotal injury, kidney disability, urethral trauma, and sexual dysfunction. The evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate any of these claims.

The veteran's death was not caused by VA hospitalization or medical treatment, and the Board found that compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for his death is denied.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and low back disability, as well as his claim for TDIU based on these conditions, were denied by the Board. The effective date is not specified.

The veteran's death was caused by coronary artery disease, which is service-connected. The Board has granted service connection for the cause of death and therefore does not need to address the DIC claim under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and issuance of a Statement of the Case regarding service connection for a kidney disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for cirrhosis of the liver as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The veteran died of metastatic renal carcinoma, which the VA medical opinion found was not related to his service. The appellant claimed that prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus type II contributed to his death.,The veteran did not have a permanent total service-connected disability at the time of his death or die as a result of a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability for his claimed back disorder, renal carcinoma (kidney disorder), or Gulf War Syndrome. The evidence does not support service connection for any of these conditions.,There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current kidney disorder to active service.

The Board found that the cause of death, metastatic renal cell cancer, was not service-connected and denied the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his active service and have denied each claim.

The VA denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding no evidence linking his conditions to his military service or exposure to chemical dioxins.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by VA treatment and denied DIC benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic headaches, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness. The claim for a compensable evaluation for recurrent kidney stones is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no service-connected disability caused or contributed to his death.