The Veteran's asbestosis with pleural plaques was not found to be a contributing cause of his death, and the liver cancer that caused his death is not service-connected.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s asbestosis did not contribute substantially or materially to his death from liver cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- carcinoma of the liver, asbestosis with pleural plaques
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126935
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