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606 vetted Board decisions
The Board granted readjudication of the appeal for entitlement to service connection for lung cancer based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded the claim for further development.
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for lung cancer, to include as due to water contamination at Camp Lejeune, and remanded the issue of compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for stage 2 lung cancer.
The Board granted service connection for colorectal cancer, lung cancer, spinal cancer, neuropathy in the thoracic paraspinal region, a bilateral circulatory disability of the lower extremities, a bilateral skin disability of the lower extremities, residuals of a stroke as secondary to hypertension, and cause of death. Some issues were remanded.
The appeals for service connection for chronic kidney disease, left kidney radical nephrectomy, status post clear cell carcinoma, and lung cancer have been withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney.
The claims for service connection for lung cancer and brain cancer, as well as the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), are remanded to ensure compliance with Board remand instructions and obtain an addendum opinion regarding potential toxic exposure.
The appeal for service connection for throat cancer was granted, while other issues were remanded. The claim for asthma and related conditions was reopened but not decided.
The Board granted service connection for lung cancer, on a direct facts-found basis, due to the Veteran's exposure to toxic substances during his active service.
The Board granted service connection for lung cancer under the PACT Act, but remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea.
The appeal of entitlement to a compensable rating for lung cancer was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative.
The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death to obtain an opinion on whether lung cancer is related to in-service exposure and to provide notice of the Appellant's right to a hearing.
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for lung cancer, claimed as respiratory cancer, due to in-service herbicide exposure for further development.
The Board granted service connection for lung cancer and pancreatic cancer on a direct basis, finding that the Veteran's exposure to toxins during his service in Iraq likely caused these conditions.
The appeal for service connection for lung cancer was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for lung cancer, metastatic bone cancer, and lymph node cancer.
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding no evidence linking his lung cancer and other contributing causes to active duty or exposure at Camp Lejeune.
The Board granted an effective date of April 17, 1968 for the establishment of service connection for TBI and headaches, and granted service connection for cause of death.
The Board granted service connection for lung cancer, finding that the Veteran's lung cancer is related to exposure to hazardous chemicals during service.
The Board granted service connection for lung cancer, finding it was causally related to the Veteran's military service.
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 Board remands the claim for an earlier effective date for the 100 percent rating for lung cancer to include asbestosis, interstitial pneumonitis, and emphysema due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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