The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's malignant neoplasm of the lung, finding that it is related to his active service and manifest within one year of discharge.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's lung malignancy was present during service and developed shortly after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- malignant neoplasm of the lung
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22033290
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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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