The Veteran's service-connected asbestosis contributed to his death from pneumonia, respiratory failure, and cardiac arrest. As a result, the cause of the Veteran’s death is considered service connected.
The deciding factor: The service-connected asbestos-related disease (asbestosis) was found to have significantly contributed to the Veteran's death due to pneumonia, respiratory failure, and cardiac arrest.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestosis, pneumonia, respiratory failure, cardiac arrest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19124358
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
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