Granted
The Board has granted service connection for asbestosis, but the other conditions are remanded due to incomplete records and need for additional examination.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service treatment records prevent a determination on the relationship between current disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Lung Disease (Asbestosis)"}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of left knee"}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of left ankle"}, {"condition_name":"Depressive Disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Hiatal Hernia"}, {"condition_name":"Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19150366
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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