The Board has determined that the veteran's lung cancer, which caused his death in October 2003, was not related to service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: Lung cancer was not manifest during service and is not presumed to have been incurred due to military service. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's lung cancer was caused by his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety reaction, dorsolumbar osteoarthritis, dermatophytosis of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0626423
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