Lung cancer Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for further medical opinions regarding the Veteran's cause of death.

The Veteran's death was caused by esophageal cancer with liver metastasis. The claim for service connection is being remanded due to the need for updated medical opinions regarding exposure to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's death was caused by lung cancer with COPD, which were not service-connected conditions. The Board granted the claim for service connection for the cause of death but denied DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lung cancer was not related to service, including asbestos exposure. The Veteran's PTSD and pre-existing stomach conditions were not found to be the immediate or underlying cause of his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lung cancer is not related to service, and specifically denied service connection for carcinoma of the lung as due to exposure to asbestos in service. The claim was based on direct evidence rather than a presumption or secondary service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's pancreatic and lung cancers were not caused by his service-connected conditions or presumed exposure to Agent Orange, and therefore denied service connection for cause of death.

The Veteran's lung cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred or aggravated therein due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The Board found that the cause of testicular cancer (the primary condition) was unknown, but concluded that there is insufficient evidence to establish an etiological association between Agent Orange exposure and testicular cancer.

The Veteran's residuals of lung cancer, including a left upper lobe chronic inflammatory cavitary mass and left lower lobe carcinoid tumor, do not warrant a compensable rating from May 1, 2004.

The Veteran seeks service connection for lung cancer, which he claims was caused by exposure to ethylene oxide during his military service. The Board finds that a VA examination is required and requests additional treatment records from the Detroit VA Medical Center and Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits records.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, finding that the earliest possible date permitted by law (the date of receipt of her claim) has been granted. The Veteran died on March [redacted], 2002 and the appellant's application was received by VA on September 23, 2010, which is more than one year after the Veteran's death.

The Board is remanding the case for further development, including obtaining a clarifying opinion from a VA physician regarding whether the Veteran's fatal lung cancer is causally related to his occupational exposure as a firefighter. The claim will be readjudicated based on this new information.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, renal cell carcinoma and lung cancer, was caused by his in-service exposure to herbicides including Agent Orange.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and a Travel Board hearing at the RO.

The Board denied service connection for lung cancer, including as due to in-service herbicide exposure. The Veteran's claim was based on his assertion of exposure during service, but the evidence did not confirm that he went ashore or that the ship docked at Da Nang.

The Veteran's service-connected non-small cell lung cancer manifests with FEV-1 of 64 percent predicted and FEV-1/FVC of 84 percent actual, which does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, stage IV non-small cell lung cancer, is related to his in-service asbestos exposure. The Board finds doubt in favor of the appellant and grants service connection for cause of death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's small cell lung cancer, which caused his death in 1997, was likely due to asbestos exposure during his military service. The claim is granted as the evidence shows a direct link between the Veteran's service and his cause of death.

The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death, esophageal and lung cancer, was not caused by a service-connected disability. The cancers were not shown to be related to herbicide exposure or any other condition for which he was service-connected.

The Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition, and the Board finds that no service connection is warranted for cause of death or DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.