The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right radical nephrectomy, secondary to renal cell carcinoma of the right kidney and PTSD. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service or presumed Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between the current disabilities and service or presumed herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- right radical nephrectomy, renal cell carcinoma of the right kidney
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2008
- Citation
- 0834219
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his claimed disorders and their relationship to in-service exposures.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for renal cell carcinoma of the right kidney due to Agent Orange exposure is being remanded as there is no positive association between exposure to herbicides and renal cell carcinoma.
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