The Veteran's asbestos exposure residuals, including pleural plaques and a progressive ground glass pulmonary nodule, are rated at 100 percent. The issue of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is now moot as the service-connected condition already meets the criteria for a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's asbestos exposure residuals meet the criteria for an initial 100 percent schedular rating under the General Rating Formula for Interstitial Lung Disease, and his TDIU issue is moot due to the established rating.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestos exposure residuals including pleural plaques, progressive ground glass pulmonary nodule, asbestos related pleural disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18135446
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded two issues related to the Veteran's asbestos-related pleural disease: an initial rating higher than 10 percent and entitlement to a TDIU. The Veteran is required to provide additional information about his employment history and annual salary, and he must undergo a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and opinion, and requests that updated treatment records be obtained. The Veteran's respiratory disability is also being reviewed for service connection.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected asbestos related pleural disease has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA opinions and the need for a new opinion from an appropriate clinician with experience in asbestos-related claims.
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