The Veteran's service connection for restrictive lung disease, malignant and deep vein thrombosis is granted. The lung cancer is presumed to be due to Agent Orange exposure during his time in Thailand. The deep vein thrombosis is also linked to the lung cancer.
The deciding factor: The VA examination confirmed that the Veteran's deep vein thrombosis was a complication of his service-connected metastatic lung cancer, which is commonly associated with hypocoagulable states due to cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- restrictive lung disease, malignant, deep vein thrombosis, lymph vascular invasion
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 30, 2021
- Citation
- 21077499
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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.
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The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the service connection claims for deep vein thrombosis and hypothyroidism due to insufficient VA medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound status is remanded due to errors in obtaining necessary medical records and failing to provide a VA examination.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection for deep vein thrombosis, diabetes mellitus, and hypothyroidism.
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