The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right kidney renal cyst, finding that there was no medical nexus between his current diagnosis and his in-service herbicide agent exposure or Camp Lejeune water exposure. The Board also noted that the Veteran's renal cyst is not cancerous, which precludes presumptive service connection under applicable regulations.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence did not support a medical nexus between the Veteran's right kidney renal cyst and his in-service herbicide agent or Camp Lejeune water exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- right kidney renal cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24039485
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