The Board denied service connection for clear cell renal carcinoma and thyroid follicular neoplasm, finding no evidence of a causal relationship to the Veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran’s kidney or thyroid cancer to his service or any incident therein.
- Claimed conditions
- clear cell renal carcinoma, thyroid follicular neoplasm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- A19000865
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