The veteran's lung cancer was not found to be related to his service, including exposure to herbicides while serving on a ship off the coast of Vietnam. The claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not set foot in Vietnam and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure during service. Lung cancer was not diagnosed until years after discharge and is not linked to any incident of his military service, including his time on board a ship off the coast of Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0526519
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