The Veteran's renal cancer was granted service connection due to exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. The rating for the resection of sigmoid colon remains at 20 percent, and the ratings for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities remain at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service, leading to renal cancer. The current ratings are consistent with the severity of symptoms as per VA rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Renal cancer, Resection of sigmoid colon, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (RLE), Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (LLE)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20056232
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for renal cancer was granted in the November 2024 rating decision, with a 100% disability rating effective January 25, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development to verify the Veteran's alleged exposure to herbicide agents during service and associate a TERA Memorandum with the record.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes type II, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and neuropathy of the right and left arms. An effective date of May 28, 2020, was granted for the grant of service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease status post coronary artery bypass graft and atrial fibrillation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development as there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand instructions.
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