Kidney disease — all decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for kidney disease, immune disorder, and major depressive disorder to correct a duty assist error and obtain an addendum opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and MDD have rendered him unemployable, effective March 9, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for chronic kidney disease based on the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including recurrent right and left eye disabilities, right and left foot disabilities (pes planus), heart disability, hypertension, lumbar spine disability, kidney disability related to Camp Lejeune exposure, and lower extremity disabilities.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected left renal calculi and chronic kidney disease, scar, status post-excision left brachial cleft cyst, transient motion sickness, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and migraines, but remanded the claim for a kidney condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 4, 2022, for the grant of service connection for kidney cancer on a direct basis.

The Board denied service connection for alcohol use disorder, a disorder manifested by binge eating, and residuals of tuberculosis. However, an initial disability rating of 70 percent was granted for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with depressive disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for kidney cancer to include residuals due to agent orange exposure for an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for chronic renal failure of the left kidney and removal of the right kidney, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's service.

The Board granted service connection for malignant neoplasm of the rectum, adenocarcinoma of the lungs, and adrenal gland carcinoma.

The Board denied service connection for polycystic kidney disease as the evidence does not support a current disability that causes functional impairment affecting earning capacity.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 60 percent for chronic renal disease based on the Veteran's GFR readings.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 20, 2010, for the award of service connection for a kidney disability associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The other issues were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a right kidney disability and a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, and chronic kidney disease as they were not related to the Veteran's active service or herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a failure by the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing and to readjudicate the claims after fulfilling this requirement.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected psychiatric disability, service connection for persistent depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), and service connection for hypertension. The claim for a compensable rating for migraine headaches was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for soft tissue carcinoma, kidney condition, and heart condition(s) due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, renal cyst, renal toxicity, and coronary artery disease (CAD) as secondary to the service-connected conditions. Scleroderma was denied.