The Board found that the Veteran's right nephrectomy did not result from service, including his diabetes mellitus or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a kidney condition in service and the tumor developed many years after separation.
- Claimed conditions
- right nephrectomy, loss of kidney
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2011
- Citation
- 1137295
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of kidney due to bladder cancer was not filed before his death, so the issue is dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's death is found to be related to or attributable to his military service, including as due to service-connected right nephrectomy and left pyelonephritis. The Board granted the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding residuals or complications of the Veteran's 1972 splenectomy. The examiner needs to identify any such findings and determine if they are related to service.
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