The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for lung cancer, right lower lobe, as it was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and there is no probative evidence linking his lung cancer to any incident of his military service, including claimed exposure to Agent Orange. The facts were found not complex enough to require an independent medical expert's opinion.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not have active military service in the Republic of Vietnam within the meaning of the controlling regulations and there is no probative evidence linking his lung cancer to any incident of his military service, including claimed exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer, right lower lobe
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0625436
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