The veteran's lung disorder is related to asbestos exposure in service, but his myositis of the neck and back claim was reopened. The lung disorder remains service connected, while the status of the myositis of the neck and back claim is pending.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the veteran had a current asbestos-related lung disorder due to exposure in service, but could not establish a direct link between his current myositis of the neck and back and service.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disorder, myositis of the neck and back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0629583
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What this means for you
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