The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking his lung cancer to active military service, and because he did not serve in Vietnam or have exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died from small cell carcinoma of the lung but there was no credible evidence linking this condition to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- small cell carcinoma of the lung
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2012
- Citation
- 1235518
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The Board therefore denies the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
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