The Board found that the veteran's death was caused by renal cell carcinoma, which is not related to service or a service-connected condition. The preponderance of evidence does not support granting service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: Renal cell carcinoma was first diagnosed long after service and was not linked to an incident of service including exposure to mustard gas or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- renal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0009349
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Granted
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