Asbestosis decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability but denied service connection for asbestosis and hypothyroidism.

The Board denied service connection for a lung condition due to asbestos exposure and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected asbestos exposure causing pleural calcifications contributed to his death.

The Board granted service connection for adenocarcinoma of the colon and colectomy residuals associated with asbestos exposure, based on the conceded in-service asbestos exposure.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for asbestosis, interstitial lung disease to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.

The appeal for the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a February 2024 rating decision is granted.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for breathing difficulties or a respiratory disability, including asthma, COPD, chronic bronchitis, asbestosis, and chronic sinusitis, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected asbestosis, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than noncompensable.

The Board denied service connection for asbestosis due to a lack of current disability despite confirmed in-service asbestos exposure.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, asbestosis, chronic kidney disease, and a back disability. The claim for migraines was remanded for further development.

The Board denied higher initial ratings for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issues of an increased rating for asbestosis and service connection for bilateral cataracts.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 60 percent for COPD related to asbestosis, for the period on appeal from May 5, 2010, to May 2, 2016.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as service connection for various conditions.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions due to untimeliness of the Veteran's VA Form 10182 or as moot, and remanded the claim for diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected COPD with asbestosis based on the evidence showing that his condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for residuals of bilateral lung transplant, claimed as a result of asbestosis, due to incomplete development and the need for additional evidence.

The appeal was denied a higher rating for asbestosis with COPD, but granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis effective July 1, 2014.

The Board denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, diabetic retinopathy, ischemic heart disease, and depressive disorder, but granted special monthly compensation from May 23, 2017.

The appeal as to the proposal to sever service connection for COPD with asbestosis was dismissed because it was premature and there was no final decision subject to appellate review.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected colon cancer. The claims for asbestosis, headaches, right foot pain, right hand pain, and stomach rash were remanded for further development.