Asbestosis Board decisions

Service connection for asbestosis is denied. Other claims are remanded for further review.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea but remanded decisions on asbestosis, diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, and total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability.

The veteran was granted a 100% disability rating for interstitial lung disease and service connection for peripheral neuropathy in both legs. The claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed as moot, and the claim for exudative macular degeneration was remanded.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection for respiratory and heart disabilities to obtain adequate medical opinions.

An increased disability rating of 70 percent for depression is granted effective May 15, 2014. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for depression is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding asbestos exposure and a need for further examination of the Veteran's respiratory disabilities, including COPD.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for any respiratory disability, to include asbestosis.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary for the issues of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for squamous cell carcinoma, right tonsil with asbestosis and extraction of teeth numbers 1, 3, 14, 16, 17, 18 and 30. The AOJ must obtain retrospective opinions regarding the severity of these conditions from the date of award of service connection, January 15, 2010.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to deficiencies in the record existing prior to the appealed decision. The Veteran's respiratory condition, bilateral knee conditions, and right shoulder condition are being reviewed again.

The Veteran's asbestosis is rated at 90% since July 21, 2021. He was granted a TDIU from that date to November 2, 2022, and eligibility for DEA. A single service-connected disability did not meet the criteria for a TDIU after November 2, 2022.

The Board has granted service connection for COPD, finding that the Veteran's exposure to asbestos during service is at least as likely as not related to his current condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA opinions and a need for further development, including obtaining a new VA opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his in-service asbestos exposure.

Service connection for COPD and emphysema is dismissed.,Service connection for asbestosis is dismissed.,Service connection for chronic cervicothoracic pain is dismissed.,Compensable disability ratings for scars, welding burns, left forearm and right forearm are denied.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as all issues have been withdrawn by the appellant's authorized representative.

The Veteran's service-connected asbestosis and lung disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a TDIU effective May 24, 2022.

The Veteran's left knee osteoarthritis and cervical degenerative disc disease are granted as service-connected.,Hyperlipidemia is granted as secondary to major depressive disorder. Lipomas of the chest and right middle back, and interstitial lung disease (claimed as asbestosis) are denied.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disorder, to include asbestosis, finding no current disability and lack of recent diagnosis prior to the Veteran's claim filing.

The Board has remanded the cases for readjudication due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

Your claims for service connection have been granted, but the VA will need to verify your military service and obtain any missing records before making a final determination.

The Veteran's service connection for stomach cancer and its residuals is granted. The rating for pleural asbestosis is remanded, and the TDIU claim is also remanded.