The Board has granted service connection for interstitial lung disease due to asbestos exposure during active service. Service connection was not established for a prostate disorder, as there is no competent evidence linking the current condition to service.
The deciding factor: There is medical evidence showing that the veteran's interstitial lung disease is related to his in-service asbestos exposure, but no evidence of a causal link between his prostate disorder and service.
- Claimed conditions
- interstitial lung disease, benign prostate hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0623718
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