Kidney disease Board decisions

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 any of the previously denied claims.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for hypertension and renal disease on an accrued basis, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service. The cause of death was attributed to a brain tumor due to or as a consequence of renal failure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for renal cancer, including as due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, finding that there was no positive association between exposure to Agent Orange and renal cancer.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of her husband's death is not well grounded. The medical evidence does not support a link between the veteran's death and his military service.

The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current kidney disability and chronic urinary tract infections to his service, specifically an episode of dehydration in 1992. The claim is therefore denied.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as secondary to exposure to ionizing radiation due to lack of evidence supporting a well-grounded claim.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by service-connected conditions, and thus denied claims for service connection for cause of death and special monthly compensation benefits.

The Board found no competent medical evidence to support the veteran's claims of service connection for tinnitus, hearing loss, a kidney disorder, a lobular prostate, or an epididymal cyst. The claims were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for kidney failure as not well-grounded, due to a lack of evidence showing that his current condition was incurred or aggravated during service.

The Board found the appellant's claim for DIC due to her husband's blindness caused by bilateral occipital lobe infarcts under 38 C.F.R. § 3.312 and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 not well-grounded, as there was no evidence linking the veteran's blindness directly to service-connected conditions or any other compensable disability.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death due to lack of medical evidence linking his prostate cancer, a contributing factor to his death, to military service. The appeal is dismissed as not well grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well grounded and have been denied.

The Board found that the cause of death, peptic ulcer disease and chronic diffuse renal disease, was not related to service-connected conditions.

The Board denied reopening the claim for ESRD secondary to medication prescribed for a service-connected disability and also denied entitlement to VA compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for ESRD secondary to medication prescribed by VA.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a calcified renal cyst and postoperative residuals of a right nephrectomy, claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The issue of reopening the claim on direct basis was also denied.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on a need for regular aid and assistance, or based on permanent housebound status is denied as he does not meet the criteria for either benefit.

The Board found that the veteran's additional disability was not caused by VA action or inaction, including any alleged failure of diagnosis or treatment. Therefore, compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied both his claim for service connection for the cause of his death and his eligibility for Chapter 35 benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's kidney disability is reasonably related to his service-connected sarcoidosis and thus grants secondary service connection for a kidney disability.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation under section 1151, finding that there was no evidence of a causal link between the veteran's death and any VA medical treatment.