The Veteran's metastatic kidney cancer and subsequent nephrectomy do not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent due to lack of evidence of nephritis, infection, or pathology of the other kidney.
The deciding factor: The VA examination findings did not show any evidence of nephritis, infection, or pathology of the other kidney, which is required for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7500.
- Claimed conditions
- metastasized kidney cancer, nephritis, infection, pathology of the other kidney
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129358
What this means for you
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