Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, determining that his fatal lung cancer was related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence in favor of a positive finding is in approximate balance with the negative evidence, and resolving all reasonable doubt in the appellant's favor, service connection is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Adenocarcinoma small cell lung cancer, Metastatic brain tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25015178
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