The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic kidney disease and renal cell carcinoma due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The September 2023 and October 2024 VA opinions are found to be inadequate as they did not address all claimed toxic exposure risk activities, including herbicide agents during service in Thailand, and failed to consider the synergistic combined effect of all toxic exposures. Additionally, these opinions did not adequately address medical literature submitted by the Veteran regarding PFOA and AFFF.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic kidney disease, renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090478
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