Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of his death to asbestos exposure and additional burial benefits. The Board found that a medical opinion is needed to determine if the veteran's lung cancer was related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that VA did not obtain a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's cause of death is related to in-service asbestos exposure, which is necessary to substantiate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25000968
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