Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board found no current evidence of a kidney disorder and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's major depression is rated at 100% since October 20, 1989. The effective date for TDIU benefits has been established as July 3, 1991.

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, finding that the earliest date of entitlement was May 14, 1996.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that renal cell carcinoma did not have a causal relationship to his period of active duty and that there was no indication in the record that it was related to service. The fracture of the left hip and rotator cuff tear were also found not to be related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for kidney disease, PTSD, and ulcer disorder for accrued benefits purposes. The cause of death was attributed to chronic end stage renal disease.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current renal disability other than renal caliculi, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's current lupus and chronic kidney disease were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has granted a 60 percent evaluation for chronic renal disease, which is the highest available rating under the criteria for severe hydronephrosis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that there was no evidence linking any of his service-connected disabilities to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back disability, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, is service-connected. However, there is no evidence of a current left kidney disability and the right kidney cyst was considered to be incurred in service.

The veteran died of chronic renal insufficiency, with moderately advanced pulmonary tuberculosis contributing to death but not related to service. The Board found no evidence linking the cause of death or any significant condition to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a renal mass, claimed as secondary to ionizing radiation exposure. The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence establishing that the veteran has kidney cancer or any other condition related to his active military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection on all issues related to the veteran's end-stage renal disease and its complications, finding that no new evidence had been submitted to warrant such changes.

The veteran's service-connected benign smooth muscle tumors, both kidneys, status post bilateral partial nephrectomy with renal dysfunction, stress urinary incontinence and hypertension is rated at 80 percent effective from May 13, 2002.

The veteran's appeal was denied for multiple conditions, including service connection claims and rating increases.

The Board has determined that the garnishment of the veteran's VA disability compensation benefits is warranted by law, as it pertains to child and spousal support obligations.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that sepsis was not related to any in-service disease or injury and no service-connected condition contributed to his death.

The Board found that the veteran's cryoglobulinemia with renal insufficiency was not present during or until many years following active duty, and it did not result from any in-service disease or injury.

The veteran's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus was granted due to presumed exposure in Vietnam. The Board also noted the presence of other conditions but did not address their specific service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a disease associated with herbicide exposure, and thus denied service connection for the cause of his death. The medical evidence did not support a direct link between the veteran's conditions (Progressive Systemic Sclerosis and Chronic Renal Failure) and his military service.