The Board has granted service connection for lung cancer, a collapsed lung, and neuropathy of the left upper extremity and bilateral lower extremities as secondary to asbestos exposure. Service connection was denied for respiratory disorder (including COPD and emphysema) and neuropathy of the right lower extremity.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence established that the Veteran's lung cancer, collapsed lung, and neuropathies were related to his service-connected asbestos exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer, collapsed lung, respiratory disorder (including COPD and emphysema), neuropathy of the left upper extremity, neuropathy of the left lower extremity, neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2017
- Citation
- 1723840
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