The Board has granted service connection for asbestos-related lung disease, finding that the Veteran's current respiratory disorder is at least as likely as not related to his in-service exposure to asbestos.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran currently has a respiratory disorder related to his in-service asbestos exposure and thus meets the criteria for direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestos-related lung disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143314
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.
- Granted
The Board granted entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, due to asbestos-related lung disease that was incurred in service and contributed substantially and materially to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for asbestos-related lung disease and has remanded the issue of an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder including on the basis of unemployability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for service connection for asbestos-related lung disease was remanded for additional development and adjudication.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran was not exposed to asbestos in service and did not have a current disability related to asbestos exposure. Therefore, the claim for service connection for an asbestos-related lung disease, including asbestosis, is denied.
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