The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death (lung cancer) was not related to service, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the veteran’s lung cancer or other conditions contributing to his death with his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer, prostate cancer, stroke, diabetes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0615086
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his lung cancer was related to his service-connected melanoma.
- Granted
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- Granted
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