The Board has granted service connection for lung scars, finding that they are at least as likely as not due to radiation treatments for the Veteran's service-connected squamous cell carcinoma.
The deciding factor: Radiation treatment for the Veteran’s squamous cell carcinoma is considered a proximate cause of his current lung scarring condition.
- Claimed conditions
- lung scars, squamous cell carcinoma (claimed as throat cancer)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21015223
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for lung cancer residuals and lung scars, as the evidence did not meet the criteria for service connection.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to their death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims as they are now deceased.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of evidence linking the current condition to service. The lung scars claim is remanded as there are insufficient records and opinions regarding the etiology of the lung scars.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim of service connection for lung scars and a respiratory disability is being remanded due to outstanding records, including service treatment records that cannot be located. The VA will gather additional medical evidence and schedule an examination if necessary.
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