The veteran's death certificate confirmed that he died of lung and brain cancer, which established his eligibility for accrued benefits based on the evidence in the file at the time of his death.
The deciding factor: The veteran's statements about his disabilities were corroborated by the cause of death listed on his death certificate.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the right lung, brain cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0018572
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for lung cancer and brain cancer, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for accrued benefits purposes.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for gastrointestinal cancer other than esophageal cancer and stomach cancer, brain cancer, and prostate cancer. The issues of entitlement to service connection for esophageal cancer, metastatic esophageal cancer, lung cancer, stomach cancer, and liver cancer were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for lung cancer and brain cancer as secondary to lung cancer due to an inadequate VA opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for brain cancer to obtain additional evidence regarding potential in-service radiation exposure and a medical opinion on its relation to his condition.
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