The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of death due to lack of evidence of exposure to herbicide agents or radiation during service, and thus, the Veteran's lung cancer is not considered a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: There was no objective evidence of exposure to ionizing radiation or herbicide agents while on active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the lungs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19177794
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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