The Veteran's claim for service connection of asbestos was granted with an effective date of May 21, 2019. The decision is based on the filing of a new application for compensation on that day.
The deciding factor: The claim was filed and granted after the original denial in December 2017, which became final due to lack of timely appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestos
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2021
- Citation
- A21016938
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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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- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of February 26, 2013 for the grant of DIC benefits based on service connection for cause of the Veteran's death.,Dependency benefits for the Veteran's child were also granted from February 26, 2013 until his 18th birthday in March [REDACTED], 2013.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of the petition to reopen previously denied claims for service connection and entitlement to an effective date prior to May 21, 2018, for award of increase rating to 70 percent for PTSD is dismissed.,The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent prior to November 1, 2023, for PTSD and entitlement to TDIU prior to November 1, 2023.
- Denied
The Veteran's TDIU and DEA eligibility are denied as the evidence does not show that he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to May 27, 2011.,The Board found no entitlement to TDIU prior to May 27, 2011, due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his ability to engage in activities such as painting and working on cars.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to asbestos during service and its relationship to his cause of death. The appellant is asked to provide information about her husband’s asbestos exposure, and a VA clinician will be requested to review the claims file and provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's exposure to asbestos resulted in a disability that caused or contributed to his death.
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