The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by a service-connected disability, as his lung cancer developed many years after service and was not related to his active service or any service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not serve in Vietnam and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure. His lung cancer developed post-service and was not linked to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic squamous cell lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1110103
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- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death is remanded. The Board needs more information to decide if the Veteran's death was related to his military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's DIC benefits were discontinued because he did not meet the statutory requirements for receiving such benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, as his service-connected disabilities were not rated as totally disabling for a continuous period of at least 10 years immediately preceding death.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was caused by sepsis and metastatic squamous cell lung cancer, which were not related to his service. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by metastatic squamous cell lung cancer, which is presumed to be due to his exposure to Agent Orange during service. Therefore, the cause of death is granted as service-connected.
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