The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a renal disorder, including his right radical nephrectomy for kidney cancer due to lack of evidence linking his condition to his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran’s kidney condition began during service or was related to any in-service event.
- Claimed conditions
- Renal disorder, Right radical nephrectomy for kidney cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18144503
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding records and the need for nexus opinions regarding his psychiatric disorder, DM, renal disorder, prostate cancer, and ED. The claims are related to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to new evidence added since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case.
- Denied
The Veteran's renal disorder was not incurred in service and cannot be presumed to have been incurred due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The Board denied the claim as there is no direct evidence linking the condition to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's renal disorder is being remanded for further evaluation due to incomplete medical records and the need for a new VA opinion. The issue of service connection remains under consideration.
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