The veteran died of metastatic renal carcinoma, which the record shows was not present in service or for many years thereafter and has not been linked by competent evidence to service. The Board found that there is no evidence linking the veteran's death to his time in service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the veteran's death to his time in service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic renal carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0640155
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