Lung cancer
Across 481 real Board appeals for Lung cancer
65% were granted, partly granted, or remanded.
A denial is often not the end — remands are sent back for more development and frequently end in a grant.
- Granted 19%
- Partly granted 12%
- Remanded 34%
- Denied 27%
What tends to win
Among the appeals that were granted or partly granted, the most common ways Lung cancer was linked to service:
- Direct service connection64
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)61
- Reopened with new & material evidence11
How it’s rated, in practice
When Lung cancer was granted, the rating most often assigned was:
- 100% (37)
- 30% (5)
- 60% (4)
- 10% (2)
- 50% (1)
Presumptive & exposure paths
These appeals involved a recognized exposure — which can mean the link to service is presumed, with no nexus to prove:
- Agent Orange / herbicides77
- PACT Act46
- Camp Lejeune water45
- Burn pits & airborne hazards18
- Gulf War8
Real decisions
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his lung cancer was related to his service-connected melanoma.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, determining that his fatal lung cancer was related to his military service.
- Granted
The Board grants an earlier effective date of March 24, 2023, for the awards of service connection for lung cancer, kidney cancer, and liver cancer.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lung cancer, considering the Veteran's presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his active duty for training.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with stable angina, and lung cancer based on the presumption of herbicide exposure during service in Korea.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lung cancer, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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