The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current manifestations of his service-connected lung cancer and that his breathing problems are due to his nonservice-connected COPD. As a result, an initial compensable rating for the veteran's service-connected lung cancer is denied.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence indicates no current active disease associated with the veteran's lung cancer, and his breathing difficulties are attributed to his nonservice-connected COPD.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the lung
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0627463
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What this means for you
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