Kidney disease — all decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and chronic kidney disease to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted the reopening of claims for service connection for a heart disorder, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and gout. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for a low back disability and a low back surgical scar, but denied service connection for right elbow condition, left elbow condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and kidney disability. The appeal of the proposed reduction in hypothyroidism rating was dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for chronic kidney disease and an acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for kidney stones, diverticulosis, and hemorrhoids based on their relationship to the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from July 15, 2014 to June 12, 2019. Service connection for renal cysts and other conditions was denied.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, for purposes of entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), as further development is necessary.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for benign neoplasms of the bilateral kidneys and testicles for an appropriate VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with dementia and renal cell carcinoma and chronic kidney disease have rendered him unable to follow a substantially gainful occupation, and he is entitled to TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate.

The Board granted service connection for nephrolithiasis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no communication prior to January 31, 2011, that could be construed as a formal or informal claim.

The Board granted an effective date of August 30, 2016, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) based on permanent and total disability status.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability resulting from service-connected disabilities (TDIU) was granted from October 27, 2023, to January 16, 2024.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability and denied service connection for hearing loss. The claim for a kidney disability was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for chronic kidney disease, claimed as due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, based on the lack of evidence linking the condition to service exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic kidney disease, hypertension, supraventricular arrhythmias, erectile dysfunction and coronary artery disease to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for hypertension, chronic kidney disease stage II, and service connection for right shoulder condition, GERD, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for multiple myeloma and chronic kidney disease, stage IV (CKD), based on continuous pursuit of the issue.

The Board granted Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, attributing his fatal kidney cancer to his conceded herbicide exposure in service via service-related hypertension.