The Veteran's asbestosis due to asbestos exposure was reduced from a 100% rating to a 0% rating effective November 1, 2015. The Veteran's asbestos-related pleural plaques were granted a 30% disability rating effective July 18, 2014.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supported the reduction of the asbestosis rating and the grant of a 30% disability rating for asbestos-related pleural plaques from July 18, 2014 onwards.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestosis, pleural plaques
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101531
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a lung condition, to include COPD, asbestosis, and bilateral pleural plaques due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service and his current lung condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to address service connection and rating issues.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for asbestosis, finding that the Veteran's exposure to asbestos in service caused his condition.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a disability evaluation in excess of 30 percent for asbestosis and remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). An increased rating to 60 percent was granted effective April 10, 2025.
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