The Board found that the veteran has never been diagnosed with silicosis and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of record showing that the veteran has ever been diagnosed with silicosis.
- Claimed conditions
- silicosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0836385
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosis of asbestosis or any other asbestos-related disease and his currently diagnosed silicosis was not present in service or until many years thereafter, and there is no such evidence relating it to service, to include his conceded exposure to asbestos.
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