The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that renal cancer was not caused by exposure to herbicides during military service.
The deciding factor: Renal cancer was not shown to be related to herbicide exposure in Korea and did not contribute substantially or materially to the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Renal cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0612010
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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