Granted
The Board granted entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to small cell lung cancer, and awarded DIC benefits from October 20, 2016.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate balance as to the question of nexus, and the Board resolved all doubt in favor of the Appellant, finding that the Veteran's lung cancer was caused by his in-service asbestos exposure on a direct basis.
- Claimed conditions
- small cell lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25094047
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