The veteran's service-connected asbestosis is found to have contributed substantially or materially to his death, and the Board grants service connection for the cause of his death.
The deciding factor: A VA specialist physician concluded that the veteran's service-connected asbestosis was more likely than not a contributing cause of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiopulmonary arrest, asbestosis, depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0841225
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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