The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that the Veteran's lung cancer was not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's lung cancer was more likely due to his long-term exposure to cigarette smoking than to any service-related exposures (including chemical warfare agents and potential PCB exposure).
- Claimed conditions
- hypoxia, large cell lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23003826
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