The Board has granted service connection for asbestos pleural disease and respiratory disorder (COPD and chronic bronchitis) due to in-service asbestos exposure.
The deciding factor: Post-service medical records consistently documented the presence of asbestos-related pleural plaques, supporting a finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestos pleural disease, respiratory disorder (COPD and chronic bronchitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2016
- Citation
- 1632750
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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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- Denied
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