The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death, adenocarcinoma of the lungs, was not incurred in or aggravated by wartime service and is not presumed to have been incurred during such service. The Board also found no evidence linking the lung cancer to any inservice exposure to asbestos.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show that the veteran had a pre-existing condition or were related to his active duty service, nor did they indicate any link between his death from lung cancer and any inservice exposure to asbestos.
- Claimed conditions
- Adenocarcinoma of the lungs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0101682
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