The Veteran's death was caused by metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma, and there is no evidence to support a service connection for the cause of his death due to exposure to herbicides or any other condition related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to confirm the Veteran's alleged exposure to herbicides in Vietnam and Thailand, and no medical evidence linking the lung cancer that caused his death to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic non-small cell lung carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2014
- Citation
- 1440583
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