The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, and thus the Veteran's claim for service connection for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current diagnosis of pulmonary interstitial fibrosis in the Veteran's medical records during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary interstitial fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19194725
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's pulmonary interstitial fibrosis is related to asbestos exposure during his military service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Granted
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