Asbestosis decisions — 2001
71 indexed Board decisions in 2001.
Badges describe the whole decision, not the outcome for every condition listed. An appeal can grant one issue and deny or remand another. Check the original decision for each issue; these outcomes do not predict your claim.
- Whole decision: GrantedMay 2001
The Board has determined that the veteran's asbestosis is related to his service and has granted service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)May 2001
The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for asbestos-related pulmonary disease is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a comprehensive VA pulmonary examination.
- Whole decision: GrantedApril 2001
The VA has granted a 10% disability evaluation for the veteran's asbestosis, effective from September 14, 1999. The veteran previously had higher evaluations but these were reduced.
- Whole decision: DeniedApril 2001
The VA determined that the veteran's pulmonary asbestosis with a history of bronchitis is currently rated at 30 percent, and does not meet the criteria for an increased rating.
- Whole decision: DeniedApril 2001
The Board has determined that the preponderance of evidence is against service connection for various conditions, including residuals of asbestos exposure, insomnia, TMJ, hand disability, urethritis, prostatitis, and gastritis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)April 2001
The Board has remanded the case due to a significant change in the law concerning well-grounded claims, and additional development is required under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
- Whole decision: GrantedApril 2001
The RO granted service connection for right knee disability and assigned a noncompensable evaluation. The veteran's claims for higher rating, service connection for exposure to asbestos, and service connection for exposure to chemicals are pending.
- Whole decision: GrantedMarch 2001
The Board has determined that the veteran's asbestosis is related to exposure to asbestos during service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: DeniedMarch 2001
The veteran's service-connected residuals of asbestos exposure have been shown to result in valid FVC values of no less than 84 percent of predicted value, which is not sufficient for a compensable evaluation. The Board denied the claim for an increased rating.
- Whole decision: DeniedMarch 2001
The veteran's asbestosis is currently rated at 10 percent disabling, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate given his pulmonary function test results.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)March 2001
The veteran seeks service connection for asbestosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which he claims are related to asbestos exposure during his military service. The VA is remanding the case for additional development including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Whole decision: DeniedMarch 2001
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected asbestosis. The RO found him unemployable, but this decision is not clear and may be reconsidered with additional evidence.
- Whole decision: DeniedMarch 2001
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for asbestosis or an asbestos-related lung disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking his current lung disorder to in-service exposure.
- Whole decision: DeniedMarch 2001
The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for asbestosis.
- Whole decision: DeniedMarch 2001
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for asbestosis, finding no competent medical diagnosis or link between his in-service exposure to asbestos and any current disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)February 2001
The Board has ordered additional development due to the need for medical records and a VA examination, as well as obtaining authorization from the veteran for release of information.
- Whole decision: DeniedFebruary 2001
The veteran's claim for service connection for asbestosis was denied in April 1995. The appellant did not timely appeal this decision, and the RO granted the claim as an accrued benefit to her as his surviving spouse on February 20, 1998, with a 100% rating effective from August 22, 1997.
- Whole decision: GrantedFebruary 2001
The veteran's right foot condition is rated as 10 percent for plantar warts. Service connection was denied for asbestosis and skin cancer.
- Whole decision: DeniedFebruary 2001
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a positive PPD converter and residuals of asbestos exposure, finding no current disability associated with these conditions.
- Whole decision: GrantedFebruary 2001
The veteran's lung cancer, emphysema, and asbestosis were all service-connected. However, the service-connected conditions did not cause his death.
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