The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for renal cell carcinoma, finding that his kidney cancer did not have its onset during active service and is not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no relationship between the Veteran's environmental exposures during service and his current diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma.
- Claimed conditions
- renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22016839
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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