Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death due to Parkinson's disease, which was not caused by any service-connected condition. The appeal is also pending regarding an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD, dysentery, and malaria for accrued benefits purposes, as well as DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The veteran's claim for service connection for kidney damage is denied. The case is remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine the appropriate rating for PTSD.

The Board has held that the claim for service connection for hypertension and heart disease is reopened. The case is remanded to the RO for further development, including an examination to determine the relationship between PTSD and the veteran's hypertension with congestive heart failure, renal insufficiency, and syncopal episode.

The Board has determined that the veteran's multiple disorders, including irregular heartbeat, kidney stones, impotence, gallstones, stress, hemorrhaging in the sinuses and throat, pain in the upper chest and shoulders, elevated fever, infections of the body, and insomnia are presumed to be due to exposure to mustard gas during service. The Board has granted this claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a kidney disorder as secondary to his service-connected hypertension with atherosclerotic vascular disease.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a disability incurred in or aggravated by his active military service, including exposure to mustard gas, asbestos or chemical agents.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking any terminal disorders to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic renal failure. The claim for PTSD was also denied as it did not result in occupational and social impairment warranting a higher evaluation. The shell fragment wound scars were evaluated at their current levels of 10 percent.

The appellant has been granted service connection for post-traumatic neck pain syndrome and upper back pain syndrome, as well as a current diagnosis of allergies (urticaria).,Service connection was denied for gastritis/gastroenteritis, right ankle injury, pes planus, sinus/throat/larynx conditions, and bladder/kidney condition (ureterocele).

The Board dismissed the appeal because no timely substantive appeal was filed within the required time frame.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of death, dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) under section 1151, and DIC under section 1318 due to a lack of evidence showing that any disability was caused by VA treatment or fault.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen them.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current end stage renal disease, chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is a result of his service and grants the claim.

The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain, which is currently rated as 20 percent disabling. The veteran's kidney stones are currently evaluated at 30 percent.

The veteran's claim for an annual clothing allowance is denied as his need to use diapers does not meet the legal requirements for such a benefit.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for cardiovascular renal disease with hypertension, including as secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The issue is now before the RO for further review and determination.

The veteran's loss of the right kidney is determined to be a congenital condition and not incurred in service. Headaches, however, are found to have originated during service.

The Board has granted an initial compensable evaluation of 20 percent for impotence, effective from May 9, 1995.

The veteran's claim for compensation under section 1151 due to VA hospitalization and treatment resulting in rhabdomyolysis, renal failure, and heart disease is denied. The Board found no medical evidence linking these conditions specifically to the VA treatment.

The veteran's service connection claim for bilateral breast nodules was denied. However, the veteran's bipolar disorder is now rated at its highest possible evaluation of 100 percent.