Lung cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by service, and the claim is denied.,The Veteran's lung cancer was not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by service, and the claim is denied.

The Veteran's lung cancer, bladder cancer, and tremors of the extremities are not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.,The cause of death (lung cancer) is also not service-connected.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, lung cancer, and brain cancer. The decision found that there was no evidence of a current disability or a link between any claimed conditions and service.,Service connection could not be granted due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam and insufficient medical evidence linking the Veteran's lung cancer to his in-service asbestos exposure.

The Veteran's son is not eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits because he was already 26 years old when his father's basic eligibility to DEA benefits was established in April 2012.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU prior to October 21, 2015. The Board found insufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that he was unemployable solely because of his service-connected disabilities during this period.

The Veteran is granted a disability rating of 10 percent for lung cancer from March 1, 2018 to January 6, 2022. A 100 percent rating is granted from January 6, 2022 to August 10, 2022.

The Veteran's non-small cell lung cancer is presumed service-connected due to exposure to burn pits during his Southwest Asia service, and the PACT Act provides presumptive service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's death in May 2016 ended his entitlement to VA compensation benefits, and there were no unpaid benefits due. The appellant is not entitled to accrued benefits as she did not qualify as a child for purposes of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development of private medical records and a new VA medical opinion considering all toxic exposures during service.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pending claim for service connection for lung cancer, which was granted as part of the appellant's DIC claim. The AOJ is required to evaluate and assign the proper rating and effective date for this grant.

The claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is denied as the Veteran was not in receipt of a total service-connected disability rating for 10 years at the time of his death, and he was not a former prisoner of war (POW). The cause of the Veteran's death is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between his lung cancer and service.

The Veteran's lung cancer is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's lung cancer, which was caused by exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his service, is considered the principal cause of his death. The Board has granted entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's death was due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease with lung cancer, which is presumed related to herbicide exposure. The appeal is remanded for further verification of the Veteran's exposure to herbicides while stationed in Vietnam and/or at Udorn AFB, Thailand.

The Veteran's lung cancer residuals are being remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding his reported symptoms of dizziness, equilibrium problems, and altered gait.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has granted service connection for a disability of the digestive system (other than liver cancer) as due to radiation exposure, and for liver cancer and lung cancer as secondary to service-connected disability of the digestive system. The decision is based on evidence that the Veteran participated in a radiation-risk activity during his period of active service and was diagnosed with colon cancer, which is among the diseases specific to radiation-exposed veterans listed under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(d).

Service connection for lung cancer is granted. The Veteran's lung cancer is related to herbicide exposure in the Republic of Vietnam and manifested to a degree of 10 percent or more.,The Board finds that service connection for urinary frequency and urgency, skin disability of the hands, and respiratory disabilities other than lung cancer are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to asbestos exposure for throat cancer, COPD, lung cancer, dysphagia, and chronic kidney disease. Additional development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date prior to March 14, 2013, for the grant of service connection for squamous cell lung cancer with asbestosis. The decision found no clear and unmistakable error in a September 2004 rating decision that denied service connection for asbestosis.