The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim because there was no medical evidence suggesting that the veteran's bronchoalveolar carcinoma of the lung was present within one year of his discharge from service, and a VA medical opinion found it unlikely that malaria resulted in the pulmonary carcinoma which caused the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the VA medical opinion against the claim was more probative than the private medical opinion supporting the claim due to its basis on a review of the claims file and lack of objective evidence for lymphatic filariasis, which was the basis of the private physician's opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchoalveolar carcinoma of the lung
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2008
- Citation
- 0811681
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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