The Board granted service connection for kidney cancer and hypertension as secondary to asthma, based on credible evidence of in-service injury and a medical nexus.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions provided significant probative weight supporting the Veteran's claims, establishing a causal relationship between his kidney cancer and exposure during service, and between his hypertension and his already service-connected asthma.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney cancer, hypertension (HTN)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032841
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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