The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral lower and upper extremity peripheral neuropathy have been granted, but his claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss has been denied. His claim for service connection for renal cell carcinoma remains pending due to the need for additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA-obtained medical opinion concluded that the Veteran's kidney cancer is not linked to asbestos exposure in service, as renal cell carcinoma is not a known presumptive condition associated with asbestos exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Lower Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy, Bilateral Upper Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy, Renal Cell Carcinoma (Kidney Cancer)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24084388
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