The Board found that the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of VA treatment was denied as there is no evidence to support a finding of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill or error in judgment on the part of VA.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a claim that VA's actions were due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill or error in judgment.
- Claimed conditions
- clear cell renal carcinoma, right flank lipoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2013
- Citation
- 1322153
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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 Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the service-connected chronic kidney disease with Bosniak III cyst and nephropathy, as it was confirmed that the Veteran's condition had developed into clear cell renal carcinoma.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of consideration of relevant STRs and a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right flank lipoma is related to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for clear cell renal carcinoma and thyroid follicular neoplasm, finding no evidence of a causal relationship to the Veteran's active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence received from official service department records. The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents in service is also under review.
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