The veteran's adenocarcinoma of the lung is found to be service-connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam service, with presumptive service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran's adenocarcinoma of the lung was diagnosed as a 'respiratory cancer' and is one of the enumerated presumptive diseases for which service connection may be presumed due to an association with exposure to herbicide agents. The disease must have become manifest to a degree of 10 percent or more within 30 years after the last date on which the veteran was exposed to the herbicide during active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the lung
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0119105
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a respiratory disability, diagnosed as adenocarcinoma of the lung, atelectasis, and bronchiectasis, to obtain an updated TERA memorandum and new VA opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for adenocarcinoma of the lung, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his condition is causally related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a lung condition to obtain an addendum opinion that adequately considers all relevant evidence and factors, including the Veteran's in-service exposure to secondhand smoke.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal to reduce his disability rating for adenocarcinoma of the lung from 100% to 30% has been withdrawn by his representative.
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