The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hypernephroma, claiming as soft tissue sarcoma, due to exposure to herbicides. The evidence did not support a link between the condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's diagnosed hypernephroma to his military service or to any in-service disease or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- hypernephroma, status post right nephrectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0627701
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