The Veteran's renal carcinoma, including a mass on the left kidney, is granted service connection due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange. His brain cancer is also granted service connection as secondary to his now service-connected renal carcinoma.
The deciding factor: Both conditions are found to be related to the Veteran's in-service exposure to Agent Orange and/or his previously service-connected renal carcinoma.
- Claimed conditions
- renal carcinoma, brain tumor
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18103705
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The Veteran's lung cancer and brain tumor are granted service connection, while his basal cell carcinoma (claimed as multiple myeloma) is denied. The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure in Guam or elsewhere during active duty.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals of the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, and brain tumor as no longer pending due to the cancellation of hearings and the granting of service connection for a back disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate exposure records and medical opinions, and because the issues of service connection for brain tumor, migraine headaches, and seizures are intertwined.
- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed as moot because the Veteran's past due benefits were already awarded and no fees were withheld or paid, so there are no remaining disputes to be adjudicated.
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