The veteran's diagnosed lung disorder, pulmonary asbestosis, is found to be related to his military service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence relates the veteran's diagnosed pulmonary asbestosis to his military service. The VA examiner indicated that both in-service and post-service exposure to asbestos was an etiologic factor in his development of pulmonary asbestosis, with resolution of reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary asbestosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0619181
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 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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