Kidney disease — all decisions

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 60 percent for chronic renal disease but granted special monthly compensation (SMC) 100/60 effective July 7, 2011.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a kidney condition and heart condition to the AOJ for readjudication, as new and relevant evidence has been received.

The Board denied service connection for testicular cancer and chronic kidney disease, as well as remanded the claim for migraine headaches due to a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for colon cancer and kidney cancer due to a lack of compliance with its previous remand directives.

The Board denied service connection for kidney cancer, colon cancer, and a heart disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active-duty service or exposures.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for arthritis and painful joints, a cervical spine disability, hemorrhoids, migraines, and kidney stones.

The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for right and left shoulder, right and left hip, bilateral hearing loss, gastrointestinal, bilateral kidney, and urinary disorders based on new and relevant evidence. Service connection was also granted for sinusitis with an earlier effective date. The claim for a peripheral vestibular disorder (claimed as vertigo) was denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic kidney disease and atrial fibrillation, which are secondary to service-connected heart disease and hypertension.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney disease due to a lack of sufficient evidence regarding in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and kidney stones, both of which are presumed to be related to the Veteran's service. The claim for service connection for kidney disease was remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was granted, while claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, traumatic brain injury (TBI), migraines, a disability manifested by rashes, kidney disability, hypertension, left knee disability, and right knee disability were denied.

The Board denied service connection for a kidney disorder and a bladder disorder, finding that the evidence does not support a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection for vertebral fractures at L3, L4, and L5, lumbar degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral strain, and lumbar IVDS but denied an effective date prior to August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for chronic kidney disease.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for kidney disability to obtain further medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated by her active service.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for nephrolithiasis and onychomycosis, dismissed an appeal seeking an earlier effective date for excision of cyst from the scalp, granted a 10 percent rating for excision of cyst from the scalp, and remanded entitlement to service connection for a liver disability.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and conditions secondary to it, including peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular accident, left side weakness, and chronic kidney disease.

The Veteran's additional disabilities, including kidney failure, septic shock, and foot ulcers, were caused by VA care due to the hospital's failure to exercise the degree of care expected of a reasonable healthcare provider.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, pancreatitis, kidney disease, and Barrett's Esophagus as the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.