The Board has granted service connection for interstitial lung disease and dismissed the claims for skin disability, DMII, left leg disability, and athlete's foot. The case is remanded for further development on the issues of service connection for DMII and a left leg disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s interstitial lung disease was found to be at least as likely as not related to his exposure to asbestos in service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Skin disability"}, {"condition_name":"Interstitial lung disease"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII)"}, {"condition_name":"Left leg disability"}, {"condition_name":"Athlete's foot"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19188916
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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.
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