The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and he did not have a total disability permanent in nature resulting from a service-connected disability. Therefore, his claims for service connection for the cause of death, DIC benefits, and Dependents' Educational Assistance were denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that any of the veteran's conditions (including non-small cell lung cancer) were caused by or aggravated by his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-small cell lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0333723
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What this means for you
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