Denied
The VA denied service connection for scars resulting from a laparoscopic right partial nephrectomy, claiming they were secondary to kidney cancer surgery. The denial was based on the fact that the veteran's kidney cancer is not service-connected.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the criteria for secondary service connection were not met because the veteran's kidney cancer is not service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- scars, status-post laparoscopic right partial nephrectomy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006302
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