Asbestosis decisions — 2009
290 indexed Board decisions in 2009.
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: GrantedJanuary 2009
The veteran's bilateral hearing loss was incurred in active service, and asbestosis was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.
- Whole decision: DeniedJanuary 2009
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for asbestosis, finding that there was no evidence of asbestosis due to asbestos exposure in service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)January 2009
The appeal was remanded for the veteran to be afforded a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at his local RO.
- Whole decision: DeniedJanuary 2009
The veteran's claims for service connection for asbestosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a left arm and shoulder disorder, a right ankle disorder and foot sprain, and right arm radiculopathy were denied. A higher initial rating for the service-connected bilateral sensorineural hearing loss was also denied.
- Whole decision: DismissedJanuary 2009
The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for a right knee disability, right ankle disability, left knee disability (secondary to right knee), and lung scarring due to exposure to asbestos.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)January 2009
The veteran's claims for service connection for asbestos related lung disease, compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for diabetes mellitus, and a total rating for compensation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) are being remanded for additional development.
- Whole decision: Partly grantedJanuary 2009
The veteran's asbestosis was rated at 100 percent, and service connection for a heart disorder/hypertension was denied.
- Whole decision: DeniedJanuary 2009
The Board denied service connection for asbestosis and secondary service connection for depression.
- Whole decision: GrantedJanuary 2009
The veteran's current asbestosis was incurred in his active duty service due to exposure to asbestos while working as an automotive repairman.
- Whole decision: Partly grantedJanuary 2009
The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for keloids of the anterior chest, but denied service connection for skin cancer of the chest and a lung disability due to asbestos exposure.
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