Lung cancer decisions — 2006

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits. The appeal is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, small cell lung cancer, was not related to his military service and denied both claims for service connection and DEA benefits.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete records and classification issues related to the veteran's claimed duties during service.

The veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability. The appellant's claims for accrued benefits and service connection were denied.

The Board found that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, residuals of a left hip fracture, or low back disability. The claim for lung cancer was denied as it did not manifest within one year after service and there is insufficient evidence linking it to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for lung cancer and an increased rating for PTB, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his lung cancer and his service-connected PTB.

The veteran died of end-stage lung cancer due to or as a consequence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, protein calorie malnutrition and normocyte normochromic anemia. The Board finds that the death was not caused by VA negligence in providing care.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, finding that she did not file a valid claim prior to August 11, 1999.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for lung cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder as the cause of death, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not service-connected and denied both the claim for service connection for the cause of death and the eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and lung cancer, finding that the veteran's disabilities did not manifest during or within one year after his military service. The Board also concluded that there was no evidence to show that the veteran set foot in Vietnam, thus precluding presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure.

The Board found that the veteran's lung cancer was not caused or aggravated by service, and there is no evidence of asbestos exposure during his military service. Therefore, service connection for the cause of death could not be established.

The veteran's claim for service-connected lung cancer was pending at the time of his death, allowing the appellant to receive accrued benefits.

The Board determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for DIC benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for burial benefits, increased ratings for a skin disorder and right ankle fracture residuals, and to reopen a claim for service connection for asbestosis.