The Board has decided to remand the case for further development regarding whether the Veteran's death from mesothelioma was related to service, specifically exposure to asbestos aboard the USS Clifton Sprague or at a Naval shipyard.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to determine if the Veteran was exposed to asbestos during service and how that relates to his death from mesothelioma.
- Claimed conditions
- pleural mesothelioma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1048100
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits based on service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, and survivor pension benefits due to insufficient evidence regarding toxic exposure risk activities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death due to pleural mesothelioma, finding that it was not incurred in or related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The claims for peritoneal mesothelioma, pleural mesothelioma, asbestosis scarring, and COPD are denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's pleural mesothelioma, which was listed as the immediate cause of death on his certificate, is related to his in-service asbestos exposure and grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.
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