Denied
The Board denied service connection for both kidney disease and malignant melanoma of the skin, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active-duty service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions, which were based on a review of the Veteran's medical history and evidence, concluded that the conditions were not related to service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disease, malignant melanoma of the skin
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006345
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