The Veteran is granted benefits for loss of a paired organ due to his right kidney transplant and removal of the left kidney. The effective date remains October 11, 2005.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran underwent a right kidney transplant and had the left kidney removed due to renal cell carcinoma, meeting the criteria for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1160.
- Claimed conditions
- End stage renal disease, Renal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1000539
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What this means for you
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