Denied
The Board denied service connection for kidney cancer and residuals as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service toxic risk exposure and his current condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's kidney cancer was less likely than not due to his hazardous risk exposure during military service, based on medical research articles that did not support an association between kidney cancer and toxic risk exposures such as those experienced by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney cancer, residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088599
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