Lung cancer Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's lung cancer was not caused by asbestos exposure in service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's cause of death was determined to be service-connected due to the Agent Orange Act of 1991, and educational assistance benefits were awarded but not retroactive to before April 16, 1996.

The Board denied the claim for an effective date earlier than February 24, 1996, for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to a lack of evidence showing that the appellant filed a claim prior to February 1997. The effective date granted was February 24, 1996.

The Board found the appellant's claim well grounded, but additional development is needed to determine if the veteran was exposed to herbicides and if his lung cancer was related to service. The RO must obtain private treatment records from Dr. Donald Peterson and Charles L. Dupin, and provide a VA oncologist with an opinion on the primary site of the veteran's cancer.

The veteran's service-connected lung cancer is restored to a 100% disability evaluation, effective from the date of this decision. The claim for TDIU due to service-connected disability is moot as he already has a 100% schedular rating.

The veteran's death was caused by non-small cell lung cancer, which the VA does not consider service-connected. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of death due to asbestos exposure is well-grounded and grants the claim.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no competent medical evidence linking the cause to his period of active service.

The Board has determined that the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death as secondary to herbicides including Agent Orange exposure is well grounded and granted.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to lung cancer secondary to exposure to hazardous cargo and chemicals, finding no evidence linking the veteran's lung cancer to his military service.

The Board found that the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is not well grounded due to lack of medical evidence linking the veteran's lung cancer and diabetes mellitus to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's lung cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred therein. The Board concluded that the preponderance of evidence is against the claim.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is not well grounded and denied. The eligibility for Dependent's Educational Assistance was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim is well-grounded and remanded for further development. The case will be returned to the Board if necessary.

The Board found that the veteran's lung cancer, which caused his death, was not caused by radiation exposure during service. The evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection.

The Board denied the claim as there is no medical evidence linking the veteran's lung cancer to service or nicotine dependence acquired in service.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is well grounded and requires further development to determine if exposure to mustard gas during service contributed to his lung cancer.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for lung cancer and emphysema due to tobacco use in service or due to nicotine dependence are not well-grounded, and thus denied.

The veteran died of lung cancer in 1994. The appellant's claim for accrued benefits based on service connection for the cause of death was not timely filed, as it was received more than one year after the veteran's death.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a right leg disorder and lung disorder, as well as his increased disability evaluations for PTSD and ankle wounds, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not establish a causal link between these conditions and his military service.