The Veteran's renal cell cancer and pituitary tumor were not incurred in or aggravated by his active service, nor may they be presumed to have been so incurred. The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 30 percent since September 27, 2004.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the conditions was denied as there is no evidence of a direct relationship between the conditions and the Veteran's service or any aspect thereof, including exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- Renal cell cancer, Pituitary tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1021338
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's brain tumor, which was diagnosed as a pituitary tumor, is related to his service. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to renal cell cancer, finding no evidence that it was related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for further readjudication, including determining whether hypertension could serve as an intermediate step between the Veteran's service and his renal cell cancer.
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