Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for kidney cancer as secondary to the service-connected hypertension and granted a total rating based on individual employability due to service-connected disabilities from March 19, 2024. Other claims were denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for kidney cancer as it was caused by the service-connected hypertension, while other claims were denied due to insufficient evidence of current disability or a relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney cancer, diabetes mellitus, type II, left foot disorder, bilateral hearing loss, residuals of prostate cancer, bowel urgency, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with other specified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098665
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