The Board has denied service connection for dry mouth and loss of tooth number 25, finding that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that these conditions began during active duty or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,Service connection for kidney cancer (now identified as plasmacytoma) was also denied due to inadequate medical opinion regarding its relationship to service-connected AL amyloidosis and presumed exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that dry mouth or loss of tooth number 25 began during active duty or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,Service connection for kidney cancer was denied due to inadequate medical opinion regarding its relationship to service-connected AL amyloidosis and presumed exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- Dry Mouth, Loss of Tooth Number 25, Current Disorder of the Kidneys (Previously Claimed as Kidney Cancer)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19170149
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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