The Veteran's asbestos-related lung disease is granted as service connected, with the Board finding in favor of the Veteran and granting every benefit of doubt.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of asbestos-related pleural disease linked to his exposure during active service, resolving all reasonable doubts in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestos-related pleural disease, pleural asbestosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18133250
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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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