The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of asbestos exposure is granted, as new and material evidence has been presented. The Veteran currently has benign pleural plaque secondary to asbestos exposure in service.
The deciding factor: The VA C&P examination confirmed asbestos exposure during service which led to benign pleural plaque.
- Claimed conditions
- benign pleural plaque, granulomatous disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1014799
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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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