The Veteran's lung cancer is presumed to be due to herbicide exposure during service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lung cancer is presumptively linked to his in-service herbicide exposure based on his service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- right lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20004139
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a recurrent respiratory disability to include right lung cancer, claimed as the result of herbicide agent exposure.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection of depression and anxiety due to lung cancer was denied. The claims for a higher rating for lung cancer and service connection for COPD were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for a new medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's esophageal cancer, right lung cancer and right lung lobectomy, and left lung mass are related to service exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted service connection for right lung cancer, prostate cancer, prostatitis, PUD, and stomach cancer as due to herbicide exposure.,Service connection for cause of death is also granted.
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