Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death, which was acute hypoxic respiratory failure due to stage IV lung cancer, to obtain a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service and his cause of death.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is needed as the record lacks evidence establishing a link between the Veteran's service and his cause of death, particularly concerning his claimed in-service exposures and service-connected sinusitis.
- Claimed conditions
- stage IV lung cancer, acute hypoxic respiratory failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106143
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