The VA determined that there is no evidence of a current lung disorder related to service exposure to asbestos, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing the veteran has a lung disorder (to include asbestosis) related to service or in-service exposure to asbestos.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary asbestosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0616186
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for pulmonary asbestosis to obtain a new VA examination that adequately addresses the Veteran's lay statements and any additional medical records.
- Denied
The Veteran's pulmonary asbestosis is rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA Rating Schedule.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for a lung disorder, including calcified right pleural plaque, left pleural effusion, mild subcarinal adenopathy with nodes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary asbestosis is granted. The issue of whether the Veteran was exposed to asbestos aboard USS Vulcan AR-5 during his service is remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for pulmonary asbestosis and asbestos related pleural disease, finding that the disorder was not caused by any incident of service, including alleged asbestos exposure.
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