The Board found that the veteran's heart disorder, asbestos-related pleural disease, and low back disability were not incurred or aggravated by service. The heart disorder was presumed to be related to in-service exposure to asbestos fibers from his work as a machinist's mate. The low back disability was not shown to have been present within one year of separation from service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran did not have evidence of heart disease during service or within one year thereafter, and there is no medical evidence linking any current cardiovascular condition to his in-service exposure to asbestos fibers. The low back disability was first demonstrated more than a year after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disorder, asbestos-related pleural disease, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0726483
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