Lung cancer — all decisions

The Board has granted the appellant's request to reopen her claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, and will now consider the merits of the claim.

The veteran's application for Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) was denied because he did not meet the eligibility requirements for a specially adapted housing grant, which is a condition precedent to VMLI.

The Board has determined that the veteran's lung cancer, which caused his death, was incurred in service and is related to asbestos exposure during active duty.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his lung cancer to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his prostate and lung cancers and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of November 2, 1993, for the grant of service connection for status post pneumonectomy due to lung cancer with COPD due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death due to asbestos exposure, nicotine addiction, or tobacco use in service.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a lung disorder, including lung cancer and emphysema, is denied as there is no competent evidence of current disability or its relationship to service.

The Board found that the veteran's fatal progressive lung cancer was not incurred as a result of in-service smoking or any other incident of service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as there was no evidence linking his lung cancer to exposure to Agent Orange or any other herbicide during service.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the veteran's disability rating for status post right upper and lower lobectomies with history of lung cancer from 100 to 60 percent disabling effective January 1, 1998 was proper. The veteran's claim for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or contribute to his death from lung cancer, which was first diagnosed many years after service.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and thus denied service connection for cause of death.

The veteran's lung cancer, which resulted in his death, was not service-connected as a result of exposure to herbicides for the purposes of accrued benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for dependency and indemnity compensation, finding that she did not file a valid claim until August 28, 1996, which was more than one year after the liberalizing legislation recognizing a causal relationship between Agent Orange exposure and lung cancer.

The veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by any service-connected disability. The Board found that the lung cancer, which led to his death, was not related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for lung cancer, finding that there was no link between his exposure to radiation during service and his development of lung cancer. The evidence did not support a presumption of service connection due to radiation exposure or tobacco use.