Kidney disease — all decisions

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 remanded entitlement to service connection for ulcerative colitis, prostate disability, and kidney disability, as well as entitlement to a compensable disability rating for seborrheic dermatitis. The remand was ordered to correct multiple predecisional duty to assist errors including failure to provide the examiner's curriculum vitae, failure to obtain adequate medical opinions addressing the Veteran's theories of etiology, and failure to obtain forms the Veteran alleged he could not complete during the examination.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including cervical spine, radiculopathy, foot and ankle conditions, hypertension, migraines, skin issues, bone pain, and kidney problems, as the evidence did not support a finding of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, as well as an initial compensable rating and effective date prior to August 10, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, cervical myelopathy with right upper extremity weakness, chronic kidney disease stage III, gout of the right foot, hip joint replacements, and umbilical hernia. The claims for left rotator cuff tear, sleep apnea, and tinnitus were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, GERD, and hypertension as they are intertwined with the claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability with obesity as an intermediary step.

The Board remands the appellant's claims for additional development due to inconsistencies and lack of credible evidence regarding the nature and circumstances of his claimed service.

The Board granted service connection for kidney disease and remanded the claim for a back disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus with an effective date of January 4, 2022, but no earlier. Service connection was also granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands the claims for service connection and effective dates due to insufficient evidence of herbicide exposure, and issues related to ratings and TDIU.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2 and its associated complications.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for liver tumor and kidney tumor due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a prostate disability and kidney disability, to include as due to herbicide agent exposure, for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for status post renal carcinoma, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's condition and his military service, including exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the increased 20 percent ratings for radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities (sciatic nerve) but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for radiculopathy involving both femoral nerves, as well as for chemical pneumonia and Dietl's crisis.

The Board granted service connection for renal cell carcinoma based on a causal relationship between the condition and in-service toxic substance exposure, including herbicide agent exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for adrenal gland tumor, hypertension, enlarged node of the breast, congestive heart failure, kidney disability, pulmonary edema, cerebrovascular accident, Conn's disease, and paralysis of left lower extremity to obtain a VA examination and opinion.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including chloracne, diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, major depressive disorder, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and a kidney disability, to obtain further development in accordance with the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2022 (PACT Act).

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active service, nor were they secondary to any service-connected disability.

The Board granted a higher initial disability rating of 60 percent for the service-connected kidney disorder from March 14, 2017 through December 22, 2020 and denied an initial disability rating in excess of 60 percent from March 14, 2017 through June 10, 2022. From June 11, 2022, a higher total initial disability rating of 100 percent was granted.