The Board granted service connection for renal cell carcinoma and brain tumor, malignant, as secondary to the Veteran's renal cell carcinoma.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's brain tumor is due to his service-connected renal cell carcinoma. Additionally, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, the Board finds that his renal cell carcinoma status post left nephrectomy is the result of his in-service exposure to herbicides during service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- renal cell carcinoma, brain tumor, malignant
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009387
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