Lung cancer decisions — 2017

The Veteran's claims for service connection for lung cancer and heart disease as secondary to lung cancer are being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing.

The Veteran's appeal involves claims for service connection for respiratory disabilities, including lung cancer and COPD, which he contends are related to his exposure to burn pits during military service. The VA has been directed to obtain updated treatment records and provide an opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for lung cancer was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claim prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA physician with an opinion on whether the Veteran's lung cancer was related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for lung cancer has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's death was caused by lung cancer, which the Board found not to be service-connected. The preponderance of evidence shows that his death did not result from a disability incurred or aggravated in service.

The Veteran's lung cancer and COPD were not due to service or exposure to herbicides, and therefore denied for service connection.

The Veteran's lung cancer and scars as residuals of cancer are not service connected.

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

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for lung cancer, linked to exposure at Camp Lejeune, has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the appeal due to a Joint Motion for Remand, and the case must be returned to the RO for further development.

The Board determined that there was no service connection for any disability at the time of the Veteran's death, and thus could not find a service-connected condition as the cause of death. The Appellant claimed exposure to herbicides in Okinawa and Eglin, but the evidence did not support this claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's lung cancer was not related to his service, including exposure to ionizing radiation, herbicides, asbestos, or as secondary to his service-connected COPD.

The Veteran's post-surgical residuals of lung cancer have been manifested by pulmonary function tests showing forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV-1) of 76 percent of predicted value; FEV-1/forced vital capacity (FVC) of 84 percent; and diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) of 49 percent of predicted value. The criteria for a higher rating have not been met.

The Veteran's lung cancer status post right lobectomy has been granted under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151, but the appeal is remanded for additional development including a VA examination and consideration of outstanding records.

The Board found that the Veteran's lung cancer did not manifest in service and was not otherwise etiologically related to service, including exposure to asbestos therein.

The Board has granted service connection for status post lobectomy for lung cancer with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and assigned a 100 percent rating effective September 9, 2004.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his fatal conditions to service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lung cancer, which caused his death, is at least as likely as not related to his exposure to ionizing radiation during service. As such, the claim for service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Board found that the Veteran's lung cancer disability is not etiologically related to service, including exposure to ionizing radiation and/or asbestos.