The Veteran's lung disorder due to asbestos exposure is granted, but his insomnia disorder with difficulty maintaining sleep and unspecified neurocognitive disorder are denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the Veteran’s insomnia is at least as likely as not temporally related to radiation and chemotherapy for small cell lung carcinoma, which he does not have service connection for.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disorder due to asbestos exposure, insomnia disorder with difficulty maintaining sleep, muscle disability or disease, unspecified neurocognitive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19181306
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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- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection and increased ratings were denied due to untimeliness, as the appeals were not filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 14, 2019 for the grant of service connection for unspecified neurocognitive disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his unspecified neurocognitive disorder and for a TDIU prior to May 20, 2019.
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