The Board granted DIC benefits and established an effective date of October 1, 1952 for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: CUE was found in prior rating decisions that failed to grant service connection and assign disability ratings for the Veteran's injuries. The combined rating would have met the criteria for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma of the left lung, multiple injuries to the musculoskeletal system
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 2, 2011
- Citation
- 1121409
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the left lung is found to be related to his in-service exposure to asbestos, and service connection for this condition is granted.
- Granted
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim of service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not contribute substantially or materially to his death and that squamous cell carcinoma was not present in service or within one year after separation.
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