Lung cancer decisions — 2009

The Board has decided that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's renal and lung cancer were related to his service, including exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied service connection for the appellant's claimed disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of an injury or disease incurred in service. The appellant's spontaneous pneumothoraxes and knee disabilities are not considered to be service-connected.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and lung cancer due to incomplete records, including service treatment records. The AMC/RO is instructed to obtain these records and any other relevant documents.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death from metastatic lung cancer was not caused by his service-connected disabilities, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's death was not caused by VA care, treatment, or examination. The proximate cause of his death was the natural progression of his underlying cancer.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that neither his service-connected conditions nor any presumptively service-connected condition (due to Agent Orange exposure) contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current asbestos exposure-related disability, such as asbestosis or lung cancer. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The VA medical providers did not cause the delay in diagnosing the Veteran's lung cancer, which led to his right pneumonectomy. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding of negligence or fault on the part of VA.

The Veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected conditions, and there is no evidence of fault on the part of VA in diagnosing or treating him. The cause of death was unrelated to military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not cause or contribute to his cause of death, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's exposure to Napalm and its potential link to his lung cancer.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his lung cancer was not incurred during or as a result of active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence that any service-connected disability caused or contributed to his death.

The Veteran's death was caused by non-service-connected lung cancer and emphysema, not his service-connected PTSD. Therefore, the claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is denied.

The Board denied service connection for cause of the Veteran's death, concluding that chronic bronchitis was not a contributory factor in his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis contributed to his death from lung cancer, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for lung cancer resection as a result of asbestos exposure, finding no evidence to support a causal relationship between his current condition and active military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The Veteran's death was caused by metastatic lung cancer, which is not service-connected. The Board has ordered additional development to obtain VA medical records from the date of his prostatectomy until his death.

The Board found no evidence of asbestos exposure in service and concluded that the Veteran's death was not caused by a disability incurred or aggravated during his military service.