Lung cancer Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for squamous cell lung cancer and asthma as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The appeal for service connection for lung cancer was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.

The Board denied service connection for soft tissue cancer and intestine cancer, but remanded the claims for renal cell carcinoma, brain cancer, bone cancer, and lung cancer due to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, lung cancer, as there was no evidence that it began during service or is otherwise related to an injury, event, or disease during service.

The Board denied the claims for accrued benefits for service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, lung cancer, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the Veteran did not have a timely appeal of the final rating decisions.

The Board granted service connection for adenocarcinoma of lung, but remanded the claims for service connection for GERD and hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for lung cancer and dismissed the appeal for esophageal cancer, for purposes of accrued benefits and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits based on cause of death. The claims for service connection for lymph node cancer and liver cancer were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for lung cancer to obtain a TERA opinion.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for lung cancer, for the purposes of accrued benefits, based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during his service in Vietnam.

The Board granted service connection for lung cancer, for the purposes of accrued benefits, based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides during his service in Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for kidney cancer and lung cancer, as the evidence did not support a causal or etiological relationship to any in-service disease, injury, incident, or exposure.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lung and back cancer to obtain medical opinions regarding their relationship to bladder cancer, as well as any aggravation by it.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for lung cancer to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology, including considering asbestos exposure.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for lung cancer due to a pre-decisional error in not considering evidence of exposure to toxic chemicals from an incinerator near the Atsugi Naval Air Facility and the need for further medical evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating and earlier effective date for service-connected lung cancer.

The Board granted service connection for testicular cancer under the PACT Act and remanded other issues related to testicular cancer, infertility, lung cancer, and lymph node cancer.

The Board granted service connection for superficial punctate keratitis and conjunctival chemosis of the bilateral eyes, evaluated as noncompensably disabling as of August 10, 2022, but denied service connection for residuals of lung cancer, congestive heart failure, chest scars, and a left knee disorder.

The Board granted service connection for lung cancer on a direct basis and remanded the claim for hypertension due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer based on herbicide exposure and remanded the claims for COPD, lung cancer evaluation, and TDIU.