The Board has determined that the Veteran's trachea cancer is related to his in-service exposure to burn pits while in combat in Iraq, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a link between the Veteran's in-service exposure to burn pits and his development of trachea cancer, with one physician opining that it was more likely than not caused by this exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- trachea cancer
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19128164
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.
What you can do next
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