The Veteran's kidney cancer and its residuals are related to presumed in-service herbicide agent exposure, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was a positive nexus between the Veteran's renal cell carcinoma and his in-service herbicide agent exposure based on medical opinions provided by his private physician and VA examiners.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of renal cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23052604
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of exposure tracking records, and requests that the Veteran's Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER) be obtained and a Toxic Exposure Risk Activity (TERA) memorandum be created.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of renal cancer, finding the evidence did not support a link to in-service herbicide exposure.,The Board granted service connection for hypertension, considering it presumptively related due to presumed exposure during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims of service connection for a respiratory disorder, residuals of renal cancer, and hypertension are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development.
- Granted
The Veteran's renal cancer is at least as likely as not related to urinary tract infections (UTIs) in service, and the Board grants service connection for residuals of renal cancer.
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