The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for renal cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the colon due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his presumed Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence shows that the Veteran's current renal cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the colon are related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents in service.
- Claimed conditions
- renal cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma of the colon
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1729711
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for renal cell carcinoma is remanded due to the lack of a reasoned medical explanation connecting the facts of his case.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for renal cell carcinoma with partial nephrectomy is remanded due to a lack of development regarding the relationship between his hypertension and the cancer. The AOJ must obtain an addendum opinion from an appropriate physician to determine if the Veteran's hypertension caused or aggravated his renal cell carcinoma.
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