The Board has granted service connection for mesothelioma and assigned a non-compensable rating effective to the date of the claim, September 25, 2002. However, the veteran needs further examination and adequate notice regarding disability ratings.
The deciding factor: The veteran's initial compensable rating request was denied due to lack of recent compensation examination and inadequate notice under 38 U.S.C.A. § 5103(a).
- Claimed conditions
- mesothelioma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0611343
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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