The veteran's cause of death was due to malignant mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure during military service. The Board granted service connection for the cause of death and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a link between the veteran's asbestos exposure in service and his subsequent diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma, which was the immediate cause of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- malignant mesothelioma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2005
- Citation
- 0520503
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to asbestos during service and the relationship between his mesothelioma and service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to his death. The claim for malignant mesothelioma has been remanded.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's malignant mesothelioma is at least as likely as not related to his in-service exposure to asbestos, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the required development for a claim based on asbestos exposure has not been accomplished and is remanding the case to obtain such information.
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