The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for residuals of renal cell carcinoma and an initial higher than 20 percent rating for right flank abdominal hernia have been dismissed.,An initial 40 percent disability rating for right flank intercostal nerves neuropathic pain from May 12, 2010, and an initial 10 percent disability rating for right flank surgical scars from May 12, 2010, are granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested withdrawal of the appeals.,The evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of renal cell carcinoma, right flank intercostal nerves neuropathic pain, right flank surgical scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20010187
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of renal cell carcinoma, finding an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence indicating that the condition was incurred in service due to exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's renal cell carcinoma and his military service, specifically exposure to herbicide agents. The VA is instructed to obtain an addendum opinion from a medical expert to address whether the Veteran's condition is related to his presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for residuals of renal cell carcinoma due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, requiring a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations and private treatment records are inadequate for adjudication purposes. Therefore, the claims of entitlement to initial compensable ratings for residuals of renal cell carcinoma and left kidney removal, as well as TDIU, are being remanded to obtain missing records and conduct additional evaluations.
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