The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for asbestosis and for evaluations in excess of 20 percent for cervical spine disc disease and residuals of lumbar spine injury with traumatic arthritis.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of asbestosis, and there is no objective evidence linking the veteran's COPD to service. The medical evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's cervical or lumbar spine disabilities are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Asbestosis"}, {"conditionName":"Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0532057
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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