Kidney disease — all decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral hearing loss due to missing medical records from December 2013 to January 2025.

The Board denied increased ratings for chronic kidney disease, kidney cancer status post left kidney removal, and a kidney removal scar but granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for hypertension and end stage renal disease with renal transplant, as there was no evidentiary or legal basis to support an earlier effective date.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection of kidney cancer before a decision was made.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating were partially granted, with the effective date of one condition set to an earlier date than initially determined.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic renal disease due to a need for an addendum medical opinion and to obtain private medical records.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of multiple joints and chronic chest pain, but granted service connection for chronic renal disease.

The appeal seeking a compensable disability rating for chronic kidney disease was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent review election.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits based on service connection for renal cancer, as the claim that was pending at the time of the Veteran's death was not timely appealed.

The Board granted an initial 60 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected left kidney removal, but remanded claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and a compensable rating for left kidney cancer.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, kidney condition, and hypertension as the evidence did not support the claims.

The Board remands the claims for a kidney disability and obstructive sleep apnea to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus and a kidney disability, to include as secondary to SLE, for further development, including a new VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for left kidney cancer, status-post left nephrectomy, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's condition is related to his in-service toxic exposures.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for carcinoid syndrome, including related disabilities of the kidneys, liver, and lungs, due to a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and a kidney condition, to include kidney cancer. The remaining conditions were remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for stage 3 chronic kidney disease and remanded the claims for increased ratings for back disability, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for colon cancer, lung cancer, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), and chronic kidney disease (CKD) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and chronic nephritis as secondary to hypertension, with effective dates of August 4, 2014. It also granted initial ratings for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and fibromyalgia.

The Board remands the claim for a VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cause of death, considering service in Vietnam and potential Agent Orange exposure.