The Veteran's bilateral renal cell carcinoma is related to exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The March 2020 private medical opinion found a direct link between the Veteran's exposure to herbicides used as defoliants in Vietnam and his bilateral renal cell carcinoma.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral renal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2020
- Citation
- A20018129
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral renal cell carcinoma was not found to be related to service, including as secondary to his diabetes mellitus or due to herbicide exposure. The Board found the evidence insufficient to establish a link between the cancer and any of these factors.
- Remanded (sent back)
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