The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for asbestosis and a compensable evaluation for low back strain, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: VA doctors did not diagnose the veteran with any type of pulmonary disability related to asbestos exposure or caused by exposure to asbestos. The medical evidence also did not show that the veteran's service-connected low back strain produced symptoms that would qualify for a compensable evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disability (asbestosis)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2007
- Citation
- 0714805
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's lung disability (asbestosis) is not etiologically related to his military service, including as due to any exposure to asbestos therein. Therefore, service connection for a lung disability, claimed as asbestosis, is denied.
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