The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, metastatic renal cell cancer and cardiopulmonary disorder (other than respiratory cancer), was not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service or exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical opinion linking the veteran's renal cell cancer with service, including herbicide exposure, and there is insufficient evidence associating exposure to herbicides used in Vietnam with renal cancer. The cardiopulmonary disorder was not shown in service or for many years thereafter, and it is not related to any incident of service.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic renal cell cancer, cardiopulmonary disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0735852
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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