Granted
The Board granted service connection for renal cell carcinoma, finding that it was due to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: Service connection on a secondary basis is appropriate as the May 2023 VA examiner identified service-connected hypertension as one of several causes of the Veteran's renal cell carcinoma, satisfying the 'but-for' causation standard.
- Claimed conditions
- renal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088903
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