The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left renal cell carcinoma, right renal cyst, and abnormal liver function as secondary to his service-connected diabetes.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that these conditions were not caused or aggravated by the service-connected diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- left renal cell carcinoma, right renal cyst, abnormal liver function
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1101845
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's disability rating for his service-connected left renal cell carcinoma was reduced from 100 percent to 0 percent, but the Board has restored the 100 percent rating effective August 1, 2020.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's kidney cancer, diagnosed as left renal cell carcinoma, is presumed to be related to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during service. Service connection for this condition has been granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and opinion regarding service connection for left renal cell carcinoma, including whether it is due to hypertension or other risk factors.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's hypertension and its relation to service, as well as whether it contributed to his death.
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