The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death due to renal cell cancer, concluding that it was not related to active military service and could not be presumed to be caused by exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a diagnosed condition during service or within one year after discharge, and there is no evidence linking the current condition to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- renal cell cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19124883
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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