Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for kidney and thyroid cancer to obtain additional medical opinions regarding their etiology, specifically addressing the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during service.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinions did not adequately address the relevant risk factors in light of the Veteran's medical history and service exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of kidney cancer, residuals of thyroid cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25002538
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