The veteran's death was not caused by, or substantially or materially contributed to by, an injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active military service, to include on a presumptive basis.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of kidney cancer during the veteran's military service or one year after service, or for decades thereafter, and there is no evidence of a link between the cause of his death and his military service, including his presumed Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2009
- Citation
- 0902289
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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