The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for renal cancer with right ureterectomy, right nephrectomy and partial cystectomy due to exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange), exposure to ionizing radiation, or on a direct basis.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence of exposure to Agent Orange or ionizing radiation in service. The veteran's renal cancer was not incurred in service as a result of exposure to herbicides or ionizing radiation and there is no presumption applicable.
- Claimed conditions
- renal cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0204112
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