Lung cancer decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of death and whether service-connected non-small cell lung cancer contributed to it.

The claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is remanded due to incomplete records and failure to provide notice about what information or evidence was needed to substantiate the claim.

The Veteran died in 2016 and had no service-connected disabilities at the time of his death. Therefore, he was not eligible for nonservice-connected burial benefits.

The Veteran's death was caused by hypoxia due to malignant pleural effusion, anaplastic lung cancer and tobacco abuse. The Board found that the cause of his death was not related to his military service.

Service connection for vision loss, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, lung cancer, colon cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the left forearm, and squamous cell carcinoma of the left helix is denied.,The Veteran's STRs are silent for complaints, findings, treatment, or diagnosis of any of these conditions. Postservice records do not provide a nexus between service and any of these conditions.

The Veteran's cause of death was metastatic lung cancer, which the Board found to be service-connected due to exposure near the perimeter of Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand. As a result, burial benefits are granted and DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 are moot.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's lung cancer was not service connected as it did not manifest during his military service and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure. The Board denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's kidney cancer is granted as due to Agent Orange exposure.,Both the lung and liver cancers are granted as secondary to his service-connected kidney cancer.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of service connection for lung cancer has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting opinions regarding whether the Veteran's asbestos exposure caused his lung cancer and death. The claim for service connection is pending, as are related accrued benefits claims.

The Veteran's lung cancer was not found to be related to service, including exposure to herbicide agents or contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran withdrew his claims related to COPD, left lung scars, and restrictive lung disease prior to the promulgation of a decision.

The Veteran's death was caused by non-small cell lung cancer, which was not the cause of death originally listed. The Appellant filed a new claim for DIC on May 4, 2015, and it was granted based on this updated cause of death. As no new evidence was submitted within one year of the November 2007 Board decision, an earlier effective date is not warranted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right lung cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for lung cancer, finding that the evidence did not demonstrate a relationship to military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and a need for an addendum medical opinion on whether his lung cancer is related to service-connected COPD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but denied. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for lung cancer (now referred to as respiratory condition). Service connection was not granted for liver condition or diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's lung cancer, specifically whether it is related to in-service pneumonia or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate reasons in a previous decision. A new VA medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's lung cancer was caused by asbestos exposure during service.