Kidney disease — all decisions

The Board remands the issues of service connection for a cervical spine disability, right shoulder disability, chronic pain disorder, kidney disability, and TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding in-service events and exposures.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a genitourinary condition, including bladder dysfunction, renal dysfunction, and kidney disease, due to inadequate VA examinations that failed to address key evidence from service treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for anemia and kidney disease to obtain a medical examination and opinion pursuant to the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2022 (PACT Act).

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed as untimely because the Veteran did not timely file a VA Form 10182 within one year of the May 2021 rating decision, and good cause has not been shown.

The Board granted service connection for neurogenic bladder as secondary to service-connected prostate cancer but remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for chronic kidney disease, as secondary to the service-connected neurogenic bladder.

The Board denied service connection for cirrhosis of the liver, chronic type III kidney disease, and hypothyroidism as there was no evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's conditions were related to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for malignant melanoma, lung cancer, kidney disability, hypertension, and TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for dyspnea, myeloma kidney, and melanoma due to a need for additional development of evidence.

The appeal of a proposed action to sever service connection for hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and residual surgical scar is dismissed.

The Veteran's respiratory conditions, including asthma and sleep apnea, are rated at 100 percent disabling from June 18, 2018.

The Board granted service connection for CKD, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The Board granted service connection for an adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but denied or remanded claims for other disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and kidney stones to correct a duty to assist error related to the Veteran's failure to report to scheduled VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for chronic kidney disease, finding that it was caused by the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board granted an effective date of January 5, 2015, for the grant of eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 USC chapter 35 (DEA), but remanded the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for renal cell carcinoma status post right nephrectomy and abdominal hernia residuals.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and an earlier effective date for kidney stones, but denied a compensable rating for kidney stones. The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, and headache disability were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for unspecified kidney failure with kidney transplant due to duty-to-assist errors and an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and an increased rating for insomnia, as the evidence did not support a finding of service connection or an increase in disability.

The Board remands the claim for a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for benign prostatic hypertrophy with urinary dysfunction with right radical nephrectomy status post kidney cancer due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for fatty liver, chronic kidney disease, and a gastrointestinal disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active service.