The Veteran's service connection for lung adenocarcinoma and a painful surgical scar of the left side of his chest was granted, with effective dates set at September 26, 2019. An initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the lung cancer residuals is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service connection claims were based on established medical records and did not involve any presumption or secondary service connection theory.
- Claimed conditions
- lung adenocarcinoma, pale surgical scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24052008
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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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