Kidney disease Board decisions

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for duodenal ulcer and kidney disorder.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for kidney disability, asthma, and peptic ulcer disease are not well grounded. The evidence does not show a nexus between any current disabilities and active duty service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well grounded, as there is no medical evidence linking his diagnosed conditions to his active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and found that the appellant is not eligible for dependents' educational assistance benefits as a matter of law.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well-grounded as there is no medical evidence linking any of his current disabilities to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating for kidney stones, service connection for gallstones, bronchitis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), as well as reopening of his claims for neck pain with radiculopathy into the back and shoulders due to degenerative arthritis and headaches.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's service-connected left hip replacement for arthritis to his cause of death, and thus denied the claim.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied as they are not well-grounded based on the lack of evidence showing a nexus to service.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death (renal disease) and underlying condition (hypertension) were not related to his military service, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic renal failure as secondary to the veteran's service-connected arteriosclerotic heart disease, but denied service connection for diverticulitis on the grounds that there is no competent medical evidence linking it to his service-connected heart disorder.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development, including obtaining medical records and seeking opinions from a VA physician regarding the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to an inadequate substantive appeal.

The Board denied reopening the veteran's claim for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence. The cause of death was attributed to acute myocardial infarction, but no service-connected disability is found to have contributed to or caused the death.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic renal disease. The evidence now shows objective findings and symptoms of the veteran's chronic renal disease were present during active military service.

The appellant's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied because there is no evidence that the VA's care caused or contributed to his additional renal disability.

The Board denied service connection for actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, and renal cyst. Service connection was granted for degenerative joint disease of the right shoulder but not for multiple joint arthritis or arthritis of the cervical spine. Claims for increased evaluations were also addressed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and a chronic skin disorder, kidney disorder, vision problems, numbness of the legs, and headaches as the result of exposure to herbicides during service. The evidence did not meet the threshold requirement for well-grounded claims.

The Board has determined that the claim is well-grounded and grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right kidney disorder and low back disorder, finding that there was no new and material evidence to reopen the right kidney claim and that the claims were not well-grounded.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected glaucoma and denied both the cause of death claim and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.