The Veteran's degenerative disc disease with stenosis of the lumbar spine is denied as there is no evidence linking it to service.,Service connection for kidney cancer, claimed as due to in-service herbicide exposure, is denied because there is no evidence that the condition was caused by such exposure.,Service connection for seborrheic keratosis, claimed as a skin condition related to in-service herbicide exposure, is denied because there is no evidence linking it to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's degenerative disc disease with stenosis of the lumbar spine was not shown to have started during or been aggravated by service and there is no credible evidence connecting it to in-service events.,There is no evidence that the Veteran’s kidney cancer was caused by his in-service herbicide exposure, as he has not provided any medical opinion linking the condition to such exposure.,The Veteran's seborrheic keratosis does not appear to be related to service and there is no credible evidence connecting it to in-service herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease with stenosis of the lumbar spine, kidney cancer, seborrheic keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- A19001047
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