The Board has determined that in-service asbestos exposure contributed to the Veteran's death, and thus service connection for the cause of his death is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran was exposed to asbestos in service and that this exposure contributed to his death from congestive heart failure due to pulmonic valve stenosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Congestive heart failure due to pulmonic valve stenosis, Panhypopituitarism, Asbestos exposure
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2015
- Citation
- 1520333
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What this means for you
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