The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, metastatic renal carcinoma, was not related to his military service and denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a link between the veteran's exposure to herbicides or other substances during service and his development of metastatic renal carcinoma, which caused his death.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic renal carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0827944
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's cause of death, metastatic renal carcinoma, is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected renal cancer, pulmonary embolism, and associated scars are granted effective February 19, 2017. The Veteran was exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's cause of death and service-connected conditions are related. The focus is on determining if the metastatic renal carcinoma was caused by Agent Orange exposure, if chronic renal failure aggravated diabetes mellitus, and if these conditions contributed to the Veteran's overall health.
- Denied
The Veteran's death from metastatic renal carcinoma was not proximately caused by VA treatment, including any delay in diagnosing the condition.
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