The VA denied service connection for large cell carcinoma of the lung due to tobacco use as it was not shown in service or within a presumptive period, and is precluded by law.
The deciding factor: The claimant's lung cancer was first manifested over three decades after separation from service and is precluded by law.
- Claimed conditions
- large cell carcinoma of the lung
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0001317
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