Kidney disease — all decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to her service-connected disabilities, as she was found capable of performing full-time employment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several service connection issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of chronic kidney disease or right knee joint osteoarthritis related to service.

The Board granted service connection for colorectal cancer and chronic kidney disease, finding that the Veteran's colorectal cancer is related to his exposure to herbicide agents in service.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, and diabetes mellitus, type II, from September 28, 2021. The claim for COPD was denied as no new and relevant evidence has been received.

The Board denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not contribute to his death.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and chronic kidney disease, both related to the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam.

The Board granted service connection for a kidney stone disability and denied a compensable rating for hypertension. The claim for an acquired psychiatric condition was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for hernia, brain tumor, heart, esophagus, kidney, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and thyroid. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that end stage renal disease was at least as likely as not due to active service.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis and remanded the claims for COPD, pulmonary emphysema, GERD, hypertension, and hypertensive CKD due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for renal cancer due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents, as the evidence was at least in equipoise.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for transient acute kidney injury, as there was no evidence of albumin constant or recurring with hyaline and granular casts or red blood cells; transient or slight edema or hypertension at least 10 percent disabling under diagnostic code 7101; chronic kidney disease with glomerular filtration rate from 45 to 59 mL/min/1.73 m2 for at least 3 consecutive months during the prior 12 months; a definite decrease in kidney function; or generalized poor health characterized by lethargy, weakness, anorexia, weight loss, or limitation of exertion.

The Board grants a sixty percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected chronic kidney disease, as his GFR was consistently from 30 to 44 mL/min/1.73 m2.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension but denied a compensable evaluation for chronic kidney disease, stage III.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD and an initial 10 percent rating for a headache disability, while denying ratings in excess of 40 percent for a low back disability and any compensable rating for allergic rhinitis. Service connection was granted for tinnitus and bilateral foot disabilities but denied for other conditions.

The Board denied service connection for kidney cancer on a direct basis, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's kidney cancer and his military service or presumed exposure to herbicide agents.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and rating issues related to various conditions, including obesity, chronic renal dysfunction/kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, Grave's disease, chronic liver disease, TMJ disorder, sleep apnea, back pain, dermatographic urticaria residuals from anthrax vaccine, and hemorrhoids.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, unspecified anxiety disorder, seborrheic dermatitis, and denied increased ratings for left shoulder disability, myalgia, left-hand disability, right-hand disability, right shoulder disability, kidney stones, plantar fasciitis, lung disability, actinic keratosis, and squamous cell carcinoma. The Board remanded service connection claims for several conditions.

The Board granted service connection for kidney cancer, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether it is related to in-service aqueous film forming foam exposure.