The Veteran does not have pulmonary asbestosis or asbestos-related pleural disease secondary to his military service exposure, and the claim is denied.
The deciding factor: VA compensation examination did not find any evidence of a current asbestos-related disorder in the Veteran's medical records, and there was no credible supporting evidence that he was exposed to asbestos during service.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary asbestosis, asbestos-related pleural disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2011
- Citation
- 1131969
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a respiratory disorder, including interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, asthma, and pulmonary asbestosis, due to in-service asbestos exposure.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because his representative withdrew the appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal of a compensable disability rating for pulmonary asbestosis due to a remand in another case, and no new claim was filed between the previous decision and this one.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence to determine the severity of the Veteran's pulmonary asbestosis during the period on appeal, and whether it is possible to separate its effects from his non-service-connected renal cancer with metastasis to the lung.
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