The Veteran's cancer of the left kidney was not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by service, and specifically due to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: VA examination concluded that the Veteran's cancer of the left kidney was not attributable to exposure to agent orange.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the left kidney
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2016
- Citation
- 1600261
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What this means for you
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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 has granted service connection for left kidney cancer due to exposure to herbicides, but denied service connection for rectal cancer.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records from Dr. G. W. and updating VA treatment records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a videoconference hearing and considering the evidence submitted by the Veteran's representative.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left kidney cancer, status post-operative nephrectomy, was not incurred in or aggravated by service, including as due to exposure to ionizing radiation.
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