Lung cancer decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence supporting a diagnosis of lung cancer residuals and the need for additional treatment records from Northside Pulmonology.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and a need for a new VA examination by a pulmonologist. The Veteran's lung cancer residuals are being evaluated, and he is seeking service connection for cancer of the head or neck related to exposure to herbicide agents, contaminated water from Camp Lejeune, or as secondary to his lung cancer.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lung cancer is due to asbestos exposure during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for lung cancer and cause of death due to presumed exposure to herbicides during service. The esophageal cancer must be addressed as it is a metastatic disease from the Veteran's primary esophageal cancer.

The Board dismissed all appeals related to the Veteran's claims for service connection and ratings, due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to determine if lung conditions and liver cancer are related to service, including herbicide exposure. The claims will be reconsidered after obtaining new medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the loss of use of a hand or foot resulting from his service-connected paraneoplastic syndrome. Further development, including an addendum opinion, is required.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for lung cancer, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between his in-service exposure and his current condition. The claims were evaluated based on asbestos exposure, ionizing radiation exposure, and toxic chemical exposure, but none of these exposures are supported by the medical evidence.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between any service-connected conditions and the Veteran's fatal cancers.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding the Veteran's lung cancer and radiation exposure claims.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death due to lack of evidence showing herbicide exposure during service, and thus concluded that lung cancer was not caused by service.

The Veteran's appeal includes issues related to lung cancer, neurobehavioral effects from Camp Lejeune exposure, a scar status post left kidney removal, and major depression. The Board has remanded several of these issues for further development.,An effective date prior to June 29, 2009 is granted for the increased rating of 50 percent for major depression.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's squamous cell lung cancer and its relationship to his COPD. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his lung cancer.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is dismissed because his lung cancer, which he has been rated at 100% since February 6, 2013, renders him totally disabled.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation of his pulmonary disease and TDIU claim due to conflicting medical evidence, unclear diagnoses, and the need for updated examinations.

The Veteran's lung cancer and diabetes mellitus, type II, are granted service connection. The cause of death is also granted due to the lung cancer.,Residuals of right thumb arthritis are assigned a 10 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's lung cancer was not incurred in service and is denied as there is no direct evidence linking the condition to his military service. The Board found that the medical evidence did not support a link between exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and the development of lung cancer.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that his lung cancer and COPD were not related to his military service or asbestos exposure.,The Board also denied DIC benefits, noting that the Veteran was not rated as totally disabled at any point.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and lung cancer as the evidence did not show a link between these conditions and active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of consideration of a December 2018 article linking lung cancer to asbestos exposure. The Veteran's claim for service connection is now pending and will be reconsidered with new evidence considered.