The Veteran's prostate/bladder cancer and renal/kidney cancer, including the removal of his left kidney, are granted service connection due to herbicide exposure. The TDIU claim is also remanded for further action.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on herbicide exposure during active duty in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate/bladder cancer, renal/kidney cancer, kidney disability (left kidney removal)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24001629
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