The veteran died of metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma, which is not service-connected. The Board denied both the claim for service connection and the accrued benefits claim due to lack of pending claims at the time of death.
The deciding factor: There was no pending claim or appeal for VA benefits at the time of the veteran's death, preventing the issuance of a decision on his service connection and accrued benefits claims.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0613460
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the effective date for DIC benefits should be April 1, 1985, based on the Veteran's death and presumptive exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's cause of death is service connected due to his presumptive exposure to herbicides during service, leading to lung cancer, prostate cancer, and coronary heart disease.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran died in August 2005 due to metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma, which was not caused by a service-connected disability. The Board found no evidence of asbestos exposure during service and concluded that the lung cancer is not related to any service connection.
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