Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for cancers of the bladder, lung, colon, kidney, and bones for purposes of accrued benefits due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active duty. The cause of death was also denied as there is no probative medical evidence establishing a nexus between the veteran's fatal cancer and his military service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of the issue regarding service connection for a kidney disorder associated with pulmonary sarcoidosis due to the appellant's withdrawal.,VA determined that arteriosclerotic heart disease is not proximately due to or the result of service-connected pulmonary sarcoidosis.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, ischemic cardiomyopathy, was incurred as a result of service or a service-connected disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, ED as secondary to diabetes mellitus, kidney stones, and hearing loss were all denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records, and the veteran is asked to provide information about the treatment he received for kidney stones in November 1991.

The Board has determined that the veteran's kidney stones, which require diet therapy to control, warrant a 30 percent evaluation.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a stomach disorder, kidney disorder, and hypertension as there is no competent medical evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board found no legal basis to award an earlier effective date for the establishment of service connection for the veteran's kidney disorder with renal failure, as there was no formal or informal claim submitted prior to November 30, 1992.

The veteran's cause of death was not caused by any service-connected condition, nor could it be presumed to have been caused by exposure to herbicides. The Board found no positive association between the veteran's exposure to herbicide agents and his cancer.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, renal failure and prostate cancer, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The cancers were also not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disease or injury. Additionally, there was no evidence showing that any of the veteran's service-connected conditions caused or contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance was denied as he is not blind or nearly blind in both eyes, does not require regular aid and attendance due to his disabilities, and lives independently.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining records of the veteran's periods of active duty or active duty for training and his medical treatment related to tuberculosis and ear problems. The AOJ will determine if a VA examination is needed.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension secondary to PTSD due to new and material evidence. The veteran's hypertension is found to be aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.,Service connection is granted for polycystic kidney disease as secondary to hypertension, and benign prostatic hyperplasia as secondary to hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis, enlarged liver and a liver condition, and urinary tract infection and kidney disease as the veteran's conditions were not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cardiovascular disease (including hypertension) and kidney disorder, finding no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service, and concluding that they are not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a medullary sponge kidney disease and onychomycosis, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the previously denied claim for the kidney condition.

The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's military service, including exposure to Agent Orange, was a significant contributing factor in his death from metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that neither ischemic heart disease nor chronic renal failure were incurred in or related to service.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death (renal failure due to pyelonephritis, chronic) is not service-connected and denied the claim.

The Board denied service connection for a kidney disability, malaria, and benign prostatic hypertrophy (claimed as a prostate disability) due to lack of evidence of chronic conditions during or within one year after service. The veteran's current diagnoses were not related to his military service.