The veteran's cause of death was due to pulmonary edema and lung cancer with metastasis, but his service-connected bronchial asthma did not contribute substantially or materially to the cause of death. The claim for asbestos exposure as a cause of death is denied.
The deciding factor: The primary cause of death was determined to be pulmonary edema and carcinoma of the left lung (left main bronchus) with metastasis, but the service-connected bronchial asthma did not substantially or materially contribute to the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary Edema, Carcinoma of the Lung (left main bronchus), Sigmoid Diverticulitis with recent perforation and presence of liquid feces in the low abdominal peritoneum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2002
- Citation
- 0203913
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