The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that renal cell carcinoma did not have a causal relationship to his period of active duty and that there was no indication in the record that it was related to service. The fracture of the left hip and rotator cuff tear were also found not to be related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's death was caused by metastatic renal carcinoma, which was not shown to have a causal relationship to his period of active duty or any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- renal cell carcinoma, left femoral neck fracture, left rotator cuff tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2002
- Citation
- 0207135
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