The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his active service or any in-service asbestos exposure.,Service connection for scleroderma, Raynaud's phenomenon, interstitial lung disease, and myositis have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the Veteran's claim that his current diagnoses are related to asbestos exposure during service. The earliest diagnosis for scleroderma was in 2006, which is more than forty years after separation from service.,There is no credible evidence linking the Veteran's diagnosed conditions to his active duty service or any in-service asbestos exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Scleroderma, Raynaud's phenomenon, Interstitial lung disease, Myositis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1418239
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What this means for you
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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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