The Veteran's kidney cancer, right transfemoral amputation, and blindness were not incurred during active service.,The cause of the Veteran's death was listed as cardiac arrest, arrhythmia, and end stage renal failure.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the conditions at issue is denied as there is no evidence that they were incurred or aggravated by service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The cause of death was not related to any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney cancer, right transfemoral amputation, blindness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2018
- Citation
- 1805286
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