Asbestosis decisions — 2014

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining personnel records and logs to determine if the Veteran was assigned to an engine room on the U.S.S. Tarawa (CV 40). The appeal is now pending further action.

The Board dismissed the motion for revision of a decision based on clear and unmistakable error because the Court had already vacated and remanded the original decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's asbestosis is related to his active military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a respiratory disability due to exposure to asbestos and/or petroleum products. The case is remanded for further development, including VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, psychiatric disorders, knee and hip disabilities, and asbestosis were denied. The Board found no verified stressor events related to service, no current diagnoses of the claimed conditions, and insufficient evidence linking any diagnosed conditions to service.,There is no credible supporting evidence that the claimed stressor events occurred.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disability and TDIU are being remanded due to inadequate examination, interrelatedness of the issues, and need for additional VA treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for asbestosis, finding that the Veteran was exposed to asbestos during his military service and that his current asbestosis is related to this exposure. The issue of whether COPD is also related to service is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's hypertension is reopened and granted as secondary to his service-connected respiratory disability.,Service connection for asbestosis is granted based on exposure during active duty at Fort Sill.,The claim for increased rating of reactive airway disease remains denied.,Compensation payments for the service-connected left shoulder and low back disabilities are restored.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the claimed conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's lung disability, including asbestosis, is being remanded for additional development to determine the nature and likely etiology of his condition, specifically whether it is related to service exposure to asbestos.

The Veteran's appeal of the issues of entitlement to service connection for skin moles, a right knee disability, a left knee disability, hypertension, and a disability resulting from asbestos exposure has been withdrawn.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, completing a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected asbestosis, and another VA examination or examinations to evaluate the impact of his other service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran's lung cancer due to asbestosis has been manifested by a Forced Ventricular Contraction (FVC) of 92 percent predicted post-bronchodilator, reflecting mild restrictive lung disease that has remained stable. The criteria for a compensable rating have not been met.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing clarifying opinions from a VA examiner.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for asbestosis has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, depression, and asbestosis were denied because there is no current evidence of these conditions. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a diagnosed condition at any time during his appeal period.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further examination regarding the Veteran's asbestosis claim.

The Veteran's claim for higher initial evaluations for asbestos-related pleural disease is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a pulmonary function test.

The Veteran's asbestosis was rated at a noncompensable level prior to November 24, 2010. Since then, the VA has determined that a 10 percent rating is warranted for his condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, prostate disability, Bell's palsy, bilateral ankle disability, and scars have been denied. The Veteran's hearing loss claim has also been denied.