Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current kidney disorder and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected kidney stones, as there was no evidence of severe kidney impairment.

The Board has granted service connection for genitourinary conditions, gastrointestinal issues, and eczema. The veteran's claims were based on direct evidence of the conditions during active service.

The appellant claims that his right kidney cancer was caused by exposure to ionizing radiation in service. The Board believes the current dosage estimate is too low and requires further development, including obtaining missing dosimetry information from 1953-60 and 1973, as well as allowing the appellant to submit independent dosage estimates of his own.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that the respiratory disease and cardiovascular-renal disease were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The VA granted service connection for renal cysts and assigned a noncompensable disability evaluation, which was later increased to 10 percent effective September 5, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and SMC based on his service-connected conditions, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board denied service connection for kidney disability and peripheral neuropathy claimed as residuals of exposure to Agent Orange, finding that the veteran does not have these conditions due to his service or exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that neither his service-connected conditions nor any presumed exposure to Agent Orange caused or contributed to his death.

The Board denied service connection for kidney disorder, prostate disorder, and blood disorder, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service or exposure to Agent Orange.

The VA determined that the appellant does not meet the criteria for an increased rate of special monthly pension due to her need of regular aid and attendance because she is not blind or nearly blind, is not a patient in a nursing home, and has not demonstrated an inability to care for most of her daily personal needs without regular assistance of another person.

The Board found no evidence of a kidney disease in service or until December 1992, and concluded that the veteran's polycystic kidney disease did not result from an incident of service.

The veteran's death was not due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA in furnishing medical treatment and surgery.

The Board found that the veteran's kidney disorder and neurogenic bladder were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor are they proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability.

The Board denied an increased rating for postoperative right nephrectomy and left kidney cyst, finding no evidence of significant impairment warranting a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's kidney infection disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied her claim.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by service-connected conditions, including his malaria treatment. The cause of death was determined to be ischemic heart disease and chronic renal failure.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death (congestive heart failure, due to/as a consequence of renal failure and diabetes) was not caused or aggravated by his military service.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for the denial of service connection for a bilateral knee disorder as secondary to a service-connected heel spur, plantar fasciitis, and Achilles tendonitis, left foot and ankle; loss of kidney and gallbladder, including as a disability due to undiagnosed illness and as secondary to service-connected kidney stones; and depression and PTSD.