Kidney disease Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing. The issues include reopening service connection claims for various conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hemorrhoids, fatigue, dizziness, a kidney disorder, headaches, and a psychiatric disorder due to undiagnosed illness. The evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or a link between active duty and these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic kidney disability as there is no current diagnosis of a chronic kidney disorder related to his service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, including as the result of exposure to Agent Orange. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the veteran's fatal conditions to his active service or a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the veteran's kidney failure was not caused by VA's negligence in prescribing Mesalamine, and thus denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including left knee, genitourinary, left foot, and right ankle disabilities. The claim of service connection for schizophrenia was also denied. No new evidence to reopen the TB claim was presented.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for renal cell carcinoma and a temporary total evaluation following surgery, but granted a separate evaluation for his surgical scar.

The veteran's cause of death was not service-connected, and he did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has determined that service connection for chronic renal insufficiency is granted as secondary to the aggravation from the service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board found that the cause of death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied both claims for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 and service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension, cardiomyopathy, chronic renal insufficiency, and CVA are not etiologically related to his service-connected ulcerative colitis.

The Board denied service connection for heart disease, coronary atherosclerosis and hypertension as secondary to diabetes mellitus, kidney condition and hyperlipidemia. The claims were not reopened.

The veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood is related to his military service, leading to the grant of service connection. The kidney disorder was not found, but the erectile dysfunction resulting from this condition is now considered service-connected.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for kidney disability, including removal of left kidney. The veteran's claim was denied because there was no evidence showing a chronic kidney disability incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for reopening her service connection claims for residuals of a stroke and chronic renal failure, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection or increased ratings for his claimed conditions. The evidence is against a finding of a chronic disease process of the lungs, and there is no objective evidence of severe pes planus with marked deformity as required for a higher rating. For residuals of liver injury and ruptured right kidney, the veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to his service and denied both claims for service connection for the cause of death and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Board hearing at the RO. The issues of compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 and increased rating for right nephrostomy and nephrolithotomy are not addressed as they are marked as 'unknown'.

The Board has ordered a remand to determine if the veteran's service-connected conditions contributed to his death, which is currently under review.

The Board denied service connection for cancer of the larynx and tonsils, as well as kidney disability, both claimed as secondary to in-service exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange). The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.