Asbestosis Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability rating for asbestosis, service connection for bladder cancer, and service connection for tinnitus. The veteran was not granted any of his claims.

The veteran's claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected lung disability.

The Board found no current diagnoses of asbestosis, COPD, or bilateral pleural calcification with chronic interstitial fibrosis. The veteran's claims for service connection were denied because the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.

The veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination during warmer weather to assess the severity of his service-connected asbestosis, which may vary throughout the year.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing examinations to determine the etiology of the veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for asbestos-related pulmonary disorder, arthritis of the right hand, and arthritis of the left hand. The appeals were based on direct service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current respiratory condition, including asbestosis, is not related to his period of active service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right foot injury, residuals of a left foot injury, asbestosis, skin rash of the right index finger, diabetes mellitus to include as due to herbicide exposure, PTSD, emphysema, and an initial rating greater than 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right knee.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for asbestos related pleural disease, in the form of bilateral calcified pleural plaques, was denied as the evidence did not support a compensable rating.

The appeal was to reopen the claim for service connection for asbestosis, but the Board denied service connection.

The veteran's initial rating in excess of 30 percent for asbestosis, with COPD, was not met; however, the reduction from a 30 percent evaluation to a 10 percent evaluation is inappropriate and should be restored.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, as there was no evidence of a current respiratory disorder attributable to his period of service or any incident therein, including exposure to asbestos.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including notification and an examination to determine the etiology of asbestosis.

The veteran's asbestosis was not related to his period of active military service.

The Board denied service connection for asbestosis, finding that the condition was not present in service and is not otherwise related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for asbestosis, finding that his respiratory disorder was more likely due to post-service occupational asbestos exposure than to any exposure during military service.

The veteran's asbestosis does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder to include asbestosis was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral shin splints, which had its onset in service. The appeal seeking service connection for asbestos exposure was dismissed.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination.