The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was not persuasive evidence linking his lung cancer to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive evidence showing that the Veteran's non-small cell lung cancer had its onset in service or is otherwise related to an injury, event, or disease during service. The Veteran's service does not qualify for the legal presumption of herbicide agent exposure, and there is no credible evidence supporting his alleged exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090818
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