Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, lung cancer, due to its etiological relationship with toxic exposures during active service.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 VA opinions indicated that it was at least as likely as not that the Veteran's lung cancer was incurred in or caused by the Veteran's toxic exposure to jet fuel and other solvents during service, leading to a finding of direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020822
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