The Board finds that the Veteran's fatal lung cancer was not related to his service or any of his service-connected disabilities. Therefore, the cause of death is not attributable to service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a nexus between the Veteran's fatal lung cancer and his military service or any of his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1023147
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What this means for you
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