The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to a lack of evidence linking his in-service renal calculus and his fatal cancer.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a relationship between the veteran's in-service renal calculus and the cause of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- renal cell cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0633689
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's renal cell cancer, which caused his death in December 2008, likely began during service and is therefore service-connected for the cause of his death.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his renal cell cancer is at least as likely as not caused by his exposure to herbicide agents during active service in Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, renal cell carcinoma, is not service-connected as there is no evidence linking the cancer to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 19, 2007 for the award of service connection for renal cell cancer as due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
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