Kidney disease — all decisions

The Board denied earlier effective dates for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, denied increased ratings for tinnitus and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, denied service connection for a left big toe disability, but granted service connection for kidney disease.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral renal cysts to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's condition is related to his service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp LeJeune.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease but denied it for a kidney condition.

The Board granted service connection for a kidney disability, lung disability, and heart disability based on the Veteran's conceded toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) during active military service.

The Board granted a rating of 100 percent for the Veteran's renal disease chronic, nephrosclerosis, nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) due to his eligibility as an eligible kidney transplant recipient.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for bilateral renal cysts due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his end stage renal disease was caused by the use of NSAIDs to treat his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, as there was no evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's death was related to his active service or any in-service injury or disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability, right hip disability, and polycystic kidney disease to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for a supplemental opinion to address whether the Veteran's chronic kidney disease was caused or aggravated by medications used to treat his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for glomerulonephritis status post kidney transplant as secondary to hypertension, an adjustment disorder and generalized anxiety disorder as secondary to glomerulonephritis status post kidney transplant, and other specified stress and trauma disorder as secondary to the service-connected right knee disability.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of December 27, 2021, and no earlier, for the award of service connection for unspecified dermatitis was granted. The initial rating in excess of 10 percent for unspecified dermatitis was denied.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease, asthma, transient ischemic attack, neurocognitive disorder (dementia), and acquired psychiatric disorder (other specified depressive disorder) but denied service connection for renal toxicity. Several issues were remanded.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for chronic kidney disease effective August 10, 2022, and denied earlier effective dates and higher ratings.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for hypertension and remanded the claim for service connection for chronic renal failure as secondary to service-connected hypertension due to missing medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a lung condition and heart condition, but remanded claims for sinus conditions, headaches, kidney conditions, liver conditions, sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability in any of them.

The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia, chronic kidney disease, COPD, emphysema, and a left knee disability as the evidence did not support a nexus to service.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.