The Veteran's claim for service connection for renal cell carcinoma with right nephrectomy was granted, as the evidence presented raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim and established that his condition is related to herbicide exposure during service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on direct causation due to herbicide exposure, supported by medical opinions linking Agent Orange exposure to renal cell carcinoma.
- Claimed conditions
- renal cell carcinoma with right nephrectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18137280
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