The Veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected conditions, and he did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.
The deciding factor: The cause of the Veteran's death (stage IV large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of lung with bone and hepatic metastasis) was not caused by his service-connected conditions, and he did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.
- Claimed conditions
- stage IV large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of lung, bone metastasis, hepatic metastasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2018
- Citation
- 1823827
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