The Board found no evidence that the veteran's lung cancer, which caused his death, was related to service or any event during service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a disability of service origin or a service-connected disability caused or contributed to the veteran's death. Lung cancer was first medically shown many years after service and is unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0811809
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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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