The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an asbestos-related respiratory disorder, finding that there is no evidence of such a condition.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records showed pulmonary fibrosis on x-ray examination and computed tomography examination of the appellant's chest in October 1999 and April 2000, but no medical opinion was provided regarding whether the veteran had an asbestos-related lung disorder. The Board concluded that the preponderance of evidence is against the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestos-related respiratory disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2005
- Citation
- 0535238
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