The appeal to reduce the disability rating for papillary renal cell carcinoma from 100% to noncompensable (0%) is dismissed because it does not confer appellate rights.
The deciding factor: The proposed reduction in disability rating was a preliminary step and did not confer final adjudication or appealable status.
- Claimed conditions
- papillary renal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2026
- Citation
- A26027442
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's papillary renal cell carcinoma is related to exposure to burn pits during his service in Iraq, and therefore grants the claim for service connection on a direct causation basis.
- Granted
The Veteran's papillary renal cell carcinoma is granted service connection. For the entire appeal period, a 70 percent rating for PTSD is granted and he is granted entitlement to TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further medical development to determine whether the Veteran's papillary renal cell carcinoma is active or in remission, and if there has been cessation of treatment.
- Granted
The Veteran's papillary renal cell carcinoma post-ablation, left is granted as service connection is established on a presumptive basis due to presumed exposure to burn pits under the PACT Act.
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