Lung cancer Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's fatal progressive lung cancer was not incurred as a result of in-service smoking or any other incident of service.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to his death from lung cancer, which was first diagnosed many years after service.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and thus denied service connection for cause of death.

The veteran's lung cancer, which resulted in his death, was not service-connected as a result of exposure to herbicides for the purposes of accrued benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for dependency and indemnity compensation, finding that she did not file a valid claim until August 28, 1996, which was more than one year after the liberalizing legislation recognizing a causal relationship between Agent Orange exposure and lung cancer.

The veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by any service-connected disability. The Board found that the lung cancer, which led to his death, was not related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for lung cancer, finding that there was no link between his exposure to radiation during service and his development of lung cancer. The evidence did not support a presumption of service connection due to radiation exposure or tobacco use.

The Board has granted service connection for lung cancer and emphysema, finding that nicotine dependence originated during service and caused the appellant's current conditions.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), and dependents' educational assistance (DEA) due to a lack of evidence showing that the lung cancer causing the veteran's death was related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for lung cancer as proximately due to or the result of nicotine dependence incurred during active military service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to new medical opinions linking the cause of death to lung cancer, which is presumed in veterans who served in Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to a lack of evidence linking lung cancer, which began years after his last period of active duty and was not caused by any incident of service, to military service.

The VA denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that his death was not due to a condition attributable to tobacco use during service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no competent evidence linking the cause of death to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking lung cancer to military service and that ischemic heart disease did not contribute to his death.

The veteran died of lung cancer, which was presumed to be caused by exposure to ionizing radiation. The claim for accrued benefits is denied as no periodic monetary benefits were due and unpaid at the time of his death.

The Board found that the veteran's scleroderma and lung cancer were not related to his service, including exposure to Agent Orange. Therefore, the cause of death was not incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied entitlement to accrued benefits due to lack of legal merit.