The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, as there was no evidence that the Veteran's lung cancer was related to his military service or exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the preponderance of the probative and persuasive evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's cause of death is related to service, to include as due to in-service exposure to an herbicide agent. The Veteran was not entitled to receive compensation for a service-connected disability rated by VA as 100 percent disabling for at least 10 years immediately preceding his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Metastatic lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032582
What this means for you
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