The Board found that the veteran does not have asbestosis due to his in-service exposure and denied his claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a diagnosis of asbestosis, and the preponderance of the evidence was against the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestosis of the lungs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0008592
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