The Board found no evidence of asbestosis related to the veteran's service and denied both his claims for asbestosis disability and kidney disability due to radiation exposure. The veteran's current conditions are not considered service-connected.
The deciding factor: There is conflicting medical evidence regarding whether or not the veteran currently has asbestosis, and any current symptoms cannot be reasonably attributed to asbestos-related lung disease. For kidney disability, there was no evidence of a radiogenic disease related to radiation exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Asbestosis, Kidney disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2003
- Citation
- 0318064
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