The Veteran's kidney cancer was not manifested in service or until decades later. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that his kidney cancer is etiologically related to his service, and denies the claim.
The deciding factor: There is no probative evidence suggesting that the Veteran’s kidney cancer may be etiologically related to his service, or due to a service-connected disability or treatment for such disability.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19160478
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What this means for you
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