The Board found that the Veteran's respiratory disability, asbestosis, is at least as likely as not related to his military service and granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: An October 1996 private record reflected x-ray findings consistent with pleural asbestosis, and a December 1996 statement from the Veteran's treating physician indicated that the Veteran had asbestos-related pleural disease present bilaterally, caused by his reported shipboard exposure to asbestos fibers.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disability (asbestosis)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2017
- Citation
- 1723108
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