The Board granted service connection for renal cell carcinoma and a left abdomen scar, both effective from August 10, 2022.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on direct evidence of in-service toxic exposure and the development of cancer as a result.
- Claimed conditions
- renal cell carcinoma, status post left nephrectomy with renal insufficiency (renal cell carcinoma), left abdomen scar, status post nephrectomy renal cell carcinoma (left abdomen scar)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25007811
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.
What you can do next
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