Lung cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's lung cancer and heart disabilities are remanded for further development, including obtaining relevant medical records and providing a VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's lung cancer, FGID, and COPD were rated at 30 percent prior to March 6, 2023. The Board found that the symptoms did not warrant a higher rating during this period.

The Veteran's lung cancer and COPD are granted on a presumptive basis due to service in Kuwait after August 2, 1990. The brain tumor is granted as secondary to the now presumed lung cancer.,Bilateral pes planus is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for lung cancer, finding no current diagnosis of lung cancer in the record and concluding that exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune does not establish a link between his service and his condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the appellant's lung cancer is related to his service, specifically his time at Camp Lejeune. The VA will need to conduct a new examination and provide an opinion on the nature of the appellant's lung cancer.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the service connection for metastatic lung cancer, and the Board dismissed the case.

The Veteran's application for PCAFC benefits was denied due to the death of the Veteran, making it impossible to complete and comply with all applicable requirements of the program.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for lung cancer, finding that there is no evidence linking his current diagnosis to his military service. The most probative medical opinions indicate that the Veteran's lung cancer was not related to asbestos exposure during service and instead may be linked to his long history of smoking.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for lung cancer is being readjudicated due to new and relevant evidence. The claim for kidney cancer remains remanded as the AOJ failed to obtain a medical nexus opinion or corroborate exposure to TCE.

The Veteran's death was due to metastatic cancer, which is presumptively associated with exposure to herbicide agents. The VA awarded service connection for the cause of death on May 25, 2023, and granted DIC benefits effective from that date.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for colon, prostate, lung, and liver cancer due to a failure in VA's duty to assist. The Veteran is also being asked to provide additional evidence regarding his anxiety with depression and stress claim.

The Veteran's lung cancer and malignant neoplasm of the oropharynx are granted service connection due to exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam service.

The Veteran's death was caused by lung cancer linked to cigarette and marijuana smoking, not military service. Service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent disability rating for residuals of lung cancer is denied as the earliest he may be assigned such a rating is April 2, 2018.

The Veteran's lung cancer and brain tumor are granted service connection due to exposure to burn pits during his military service.,Service connection for headaches is restored as it was previously severed, with the cause being attributed to radiation therapy from the brain tumor.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for kidney cancer and lung cancer should be remanded due to a duty to assist error in failing to obtain relevant VA treatment records from VAMC Orlando dated January 1996, related to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine and lung cancer, finding that new evidence did not warrant readjudication but also noting that there was no herbicide exposure to support a presumption.

The Veteran's lung cancer is related to his presumed herbicide exposure during service in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Service connection for lung cancer is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bone cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, coronary artery disease, and bilateral hearing loss were denied as there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or other factors that would support presumptive service connection. The Board found the Veteran did not meet the second element of service connection due to lack of credible evidence supporting his assertions of in-service exposure.

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