The Veteran's kidney cancer is not service-connected as it did not begin during his military service and there is no evidence linking the condition to in-service events or exposures.,There is insufficient evidence to establish a right hip or thigh disability, right gluteal muscle disability, or sciatic nerve disability of the right lower extremity. The Veteran has not been diagnosed with these conditions at any point during his claim period.,The Veteran's left hip or thigh condition (rhabdomyolysis with myonecrosis) and left sciatic neuropathy are service-connected as they were caused by a right partial nephrectomy performed in 2017, which the VA was found to be at fault for.,No rating has been assigned due to lack of current disability.

The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's kidney cancer began during service or is related to any in-service event or exposure. The medical opinion provided by VA indicates no causal link between the condition and military service.,There is insufficient evidence to establish a right hip or thigh disability, right gluteal muscle disability, or sciatic nerve disability of the right lower extremity. The Veteran has not been diagnosed with these conditions at any point during his claim period.,The VA medical team was found to be at fault for causing rhabdomyolysis and subsequent myonecrosis and left sciatic neuropathy due to a 2017 partial nephrectomy, which resulted in the Veteran's current disabilities. The event (the surgery) was not reasonably foreseeable.,The preponderance of evidence does not support service connection for these conditions as they are deemed to be unrelated to military service.

Claimed conditions

kidney cancer, right hip or thigh disability (claimed as thigh muscle), right gluteal muscle disability (claimed as right gluteal muscle loss), sciatic nerve disability, right lower extremity, rhabdomyolysis with myonecrosis of the left paraspinal, left psoas, and left iliacus musculature (claimed as left hip or thigh condition), left sciatic neuropathy

How they argued it

Reopened with new and material evidence

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

0%

Decision date

September 26, 2019

Citation

A19001591

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