Kidney disease — all decisions

The Veteran's chronic kidney disease was granted an initial evaluation of 60 percent prior to May 27, 2021, and a rating of 100 percent effective as of that date.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left knee disorder and an initial compensable rating for renal cell carcinoma, status post partial nephrectomy, to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) to correct a duty to assist error related to toxic exposures during active service in Korea, including potential burn pit exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for service-connected renal cell carcinoma and lower abdomen scar, as well as a 10 percent evaluation based upon multiple noncompensable disabilities.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for left kidney stone residuals with scar and chronic kidney disease, and remanded evaluations for the removal of a rib due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for nephrolithiasis with cystic kidney disease and a compensable disability rating for chronic cholelithiasis and chronic cholangitis.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder, resolving any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and kidney cancer as there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and the conditions were not shown to be related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted an effective date of July 24, 2023 for the grant of service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and denied service connection for right leg shin splints, kidney abnormalities, a dental condition, and an increased rating for left knee strain.

The appeal for service connection for heart conditions was dismissed due to untimeliness, and the claim for renal disease was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board granted service connection for chronic kidney disease, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that the disability had its onset during active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for kidney disease to afford the Veteran an adequate VA medical examination.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection and earlier effective dates for various conditions, as he concurrently filed a request for higher-level review while his prior appeal was pending.

The Board remands the motion to revise, on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE), a January 1994 rating decision that denied service connection for IGA nephropathy with chronic renal insufficiency.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for neurogenic bladder and chronic kidney disease to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for cholesterol and granted cirrhosis of the liver in full, dismissing the appeal. The claims for earlier effective dates for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were denied, as was a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss. Several claims for service connection were remanded.

The Veteran was granted increased ratings for COPD with OSA and asthma, diabetic neuropathy of the right upper extremity, and chronic kidney disease.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for pituitary adenomas, hypopituitarism, hypothyroidism, hypogonadism, and adrenal insufficiency due to errors in satisfying a regulatory or statutory duty.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and an increased rating for PTSD, while remanding claims for a kidney disease and TDIU.

The Board granted an effective date of June 8, 2023, for the award of service connection for lacunar stroke and chronic kidney disease.