The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for spots on the lungs due to asbestos exposure. The veteran's claims regarding a left elbow shrapnel wound, lip shrapnel wounds, and PTSD were all addressed, with some issues being granted and others denied or dismissed.
The deciding factor: The new evidence did not provide substantial information that would warrant readjudication of the merits of the claim on appeal for spots on the lungs due to asbestos exposure. The other claims were either granted or dismissed based on existing evidence and regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- spots on the lungs
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2004
- Citation
- 0403112
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,643 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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