Lung cancer Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD, Lung Cancer, and Tinnitus have been rated at 100% since September 27, 2016. The Board has granted a 100% rating for PTSD effective from that date, as well as a TDIU based on the combined effect of these service-connected conditions.

The Board has once again remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lung cancer and secondary service connection for hypoxemia. The lung cancer claim is being remanded to obtain a medical opinion that addresses whether the Veteran's lung cancer was related to his exposure to asbestos in service, while the hypoxemia claim is being remanded due to its interdependence with the lung cancer claim.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for lung cancer and TDIU due to insufficient verification of radiation exposure during military service. The case will be sent back to the VA Under Secretary for Health and Benefits for further investigation.

The Veteran's lung cancer, including adenocarcinoma of the left lower lobe and left upper lobe, was not incurred or aggravated by service. The Board found no link between his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and his current disability.

The Veteran's death was not service connected as the cause of death due to lung cancer, which occurred after his separation from active duty. There is no evidence of herbicide exposure or in-service event/injury that would support a finding of service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete VA examination and a need for further review of rating decisions regarding lung cancer residuals.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lung cancer and brain cancer due to insufficient development regarding herbicide exposure. The Veteran's personnel records indicate he served in Korea, but there is no verification of his claimed herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for respiratory disability, including lung cancer and COPD, finding that his conditions are not related to his military service, particularly due to his long-standing smoking habit.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for a respiratory disorder, asbestosis and COPD, and headaches due to incomplete evaluations and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's service in Thailand and his exposure to herbicide agents. The VA needs to further investigate these issues before making a determination.

The Veteran's lung cancer was of longstanding duration, totally incapacitating, and of such a nature which rendered the probability of permanent improvement remote. The Board finds that a permanent total evaluation for lung cancer is warranted.

The Veteran's cause of death, lung cancer, was not related to service or a service-connected disability. The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's lung cancer to his military service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected lung cancer, right lobectomy scar, and whether he requires aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lung cancer and throat cancer due to exposure to herbicide agents, jet fuel, TCE, VOCs, asbestos, and other potential exposures. The VA will verify these exposures and obtain medical opinions on their relationship to the cancers.

The Veteran's death from metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and obstructive pneumonia was not caused by or related to his military service, including exposure to environmental hazards. The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded all eight service connection claims due to the need for additional information regarding the qualifications of the VA medical professional who conducted a November 2017 Gulf War examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the service-connected residuals of lung cancer with a right lower lung lobectomy, including any related symptoms in the right upper extremity and/or right side.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for lung cancer, brain cancer, loss of hair, loss of balance in lower extremities, blood clots in legs, loss of coordination of hands, and loss of ability to focus. The Board found that there was no evidence of exposure to ionizing radiation or other factors linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's history of tobacco use and the need for clarification regarding the relationship between his asbestos exposure and lung cancer.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance (A&A) due to insufficient evidence showing that he required regular aid and assistance from another person.