Asbestosis Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran does not have asbestosis related to asbestos exposure in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's asbestosis is not related to his period of active duty service and denied the claim.

The Board found no evidence of asbestosis or asbestos-related lung disorder in service and denied the veteran's claim.

The Board found no evidence of asbestosis or asbestos-related disease related to the appellant's active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of March 1, 1991, for service connection of asbestosis. The RO had received his original claim on May 26, 1998, and found that no informal claim was submitted prior to this date.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for asbestosis, which was previously denied in October 1996. The reopened claim will now be reviewed on its merits.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and denied the claim.

The veteran was granted an effective date of January 2, 1997 for his individual unemployability and a 60 percent evaluation for asbestosis. The decision on the earlier effective date is considered clear and unmistakable error.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of a current disorder related to his claimed asbestos exposure or any chronic illness due to fluctuating weight, joint/muscle complaints, hepatitis, Rickettsia, Leishmania or chronic viral infections. The veteran's sleep disorder and subluxation of the left shoulder were also found not to warrant an increased rating.

The veteran's claims for various conditions were denied by the RO. The Board found that none of these conditions are related to service, and some may be secondary to asbestos exposure.

The Board has determined that the veteran's asbestosis is related to his military service, and thus granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of asbestosis and concluded that the veteran does not suffer from this condition due to his military service.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his pulmonary disorder and a total compensation rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability were denied. The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected pulmonary disorder did not meet criteria for a higher rating or a total rating.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of exposure to asbestos is denied as there is no current disability found to be a result of such exposure.

The Board found that the veteran did not have chronic lung disease, including asbestosis, related to his service. The cause of death was determined to be unrelated to any service-connected disability.

The Board dismissed the appeal because no substantive appeal was submitted with respect to the initial compensable evaluation for asbestosis.

The veteran's claims for service connection for asbestosis, mesothelioma, a lung condition secondary to surgical clamps and wire in the lung, or a heart condition secondary to the service-connected lung disease were denied. The veteran's inactive pulmonary tuberculosis was found to be inactive since 1952 with no current active disease, warranting a 10% disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for asbestosis, hypertension, and bilateral hearing loss due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected conditions did not cause or contribute substantially to his death from carcinoma of the lung and pulmonary asbestosis.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for asbestos-related pleural changes, finding that his disability was adequately covered by the current 10 percent rating.