Kidney disease — all decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities, as he is shown to be employed fulltime as a police officer earning over $67,000 per year.

The appeal for service connection and increased ratings for kidney disease, hypertension, headaches, PTSD, and degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine was dismissed due to a withdrawal by the Veteran.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right kidney disorder, status post removal, due to a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for a direct service connection opinion on kidney cancer, status post mass removal due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a kidney disability due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding its etiology.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and kidney disease, while denying service connection for a low back disability, hip pain, and a neurobehavioral disorder. The claim for a gastrointestinal disability was remanded for further consideration.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic kidney disease, to include as secondary to prostate cancer, for further development and a VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for chronic kidney disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected orthopedic disabilities and dismissed the appeal for tinnitus due to a procedural defect. The issue of service connection for a right shoulder disability was remanded.

The Board remands the matter for a more complete VA examination to determine the current nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected chronic kidney disease (CKD).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The Board granted service connection for a left kidney disability, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The Board granted service connection for kidney stones, finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's kidney stone disorder began in service.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, COPD, CAD (claimed as heart disease), DMII, and a kidney disorder based on the evidence not persuasively supporting an in-service incurrence or relationship to service.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, sinusitis, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease with hypertensive renal disease. The Board also denied a compensable disability rating for allergic rhinitis.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including alopecia areata, hidradenitis suppurativa, arthritis, cancer of the larynx, pulmonary embolism, peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities, renal cell cancer, and sleep apnea, as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for kidney cancer, status post partial nephrectomy, as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no evidence that any of his service-connected disabilities contributed to or caused his death.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for sleeplessness, chronic fatigue syndrome, and nephrotic syndrome with chronic kidney disease for readjudication due to new and relevant evidence. The claim for a left leg condition was denied as no new and relevant evidence was received.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic kidney disease to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and obtain a new medical opinion.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II and granted service connection for pseudophakia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The claim for steroid induced chronic kidney disease was dismissed.