Denied
The Board denied service connection for blood disorder (leukocytosis) and kidney cancer as there was no evidence of these conditions during the Veteran's active service or within any applicable presumptive period, and neither condition has been linked to an in-service injury or disease. The Board also remanded the claim for entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty service aboard any vessel he served, and there was no persuasive evidence linking the claimed conditions to an in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- blood disorder (leukocytosis), kidney cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094486
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