The Board has determined that the veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the right lung is related to his nicotine dependence, which began during service. Service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The competent and probative medical evidence demonstrates that the veteran developed a dependence on nicotine in service, which was the proximate cause of his squamous cell carcinoma of the right lung.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the right lung
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0005101
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's lung cancer, which was diagnosed after service and presumed to be related to his in-service herbicide exposure, is granted as the cause of death under the PACT Act.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between any service-connected disability and the Veteran's death.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused or contributed to by his service-connected conditions, and there is no evidence linking any of these conditions to his active duty service.
- Denied
The veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the right lung with liver and bone metastases was not incurred in or due to service, including exposure to herbicides. The claim is denied.
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