Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his metastatic renal cell carcinoma was due to in-service herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence met the criteria for establishing a causal link between the Veteran's metastatic renal cell carcinoma and his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Metastatic renal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100631
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