The Veteran's renal cancer, which caused his death in 1996, is found to be related to his service as a welder and exposure to cadmium. The Board granted the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's in-service welding experience and environmental exposures associated with that occupation contributed to his diagnosis of renal cancer, which was the cause of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Renal cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18132753
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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.
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