The Veteran's peritoneal mesothelioma is related to in-service asbestos exposure, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: Peritoneal mesothelioma was directly related to the Veteran's in-service asbestos exposure based on medical opinions provided by his doctors.
- Claimed conditions
- peritoneal mesothelioma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21063135
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,677 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a permanent 100 percent rating for peritoneal mesothelioma before the Board hearing, resulting in its dismissal.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was peritoneal mesothelioma. The VA medical opinion determined that the Veteran's post-service career as a telephone line splicer contributed more to his development of mesothelioma than his military service, and therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for entitlement to Special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance and SMC for loss of use of a creative organ due to lack of medical records relevant to the Veteran's peritoneal mesothelioma. The Appellant is reminded to provide any missing information.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development of medical records and a determination regarding the effective date for his peritoneal mesothelioma disability.
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