The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a renal mass, claimed as secondary to ionizing radiation exposure. The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence establishing that the veteran has kidney cancer or any other condition related to his active military service.
The deciding factor: There was no current disability diagnosed and no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's renal mass to his active military service, including ionizing radiation exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Renal Mass, Kidney Cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2002
- Citation
- 0205644
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