The Board granted an effective date of April 18, 2016, for service connection for kidney cancer residuals and related scars.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were continuously pursued from April 18, 2016, and the evidence supports a direct link between in-service exposure to chemicals and the current diagnosis of kidney cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney cancer residuals, post total right nephrectomy and partial left nephrectomy, painful scar, residual of right nephrectomy and partial left nephrectomy, scars, residual of right nephrectomy and partial left nephrectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25025700
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.
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