The Veteran's service-connected renal cell carcinoma is granted, and the Board finds that he meets the criteria for a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for renal cell carcinoma due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran also met the requirements for a TDIU as his combined disability rating exceeded 70% with one disability rated at least 40% and another disability rated at least 20%.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, right foot disorder, left foot disorder, low back disorder, skin disorder (presumptive due to herbicide exposure), left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II), right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II), headaches, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, hypertension, kidney cancer (presumptive due to herbicide exposure)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1445167
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
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