The Board has granted service connection for pulmonary aspergilloma, COPD, and lung cancer due to in-service exposure to asbestos and diesel exhaust/particulate matter. The right knee condition secondary to a service-connected left knee total replacement is dismissed.,Service connection was established for the Veteran's pulmonary conditions based on his in-service exposure to asbestos and diesel exhaust/particulate matter.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was at least as likely as not that the Veteran's asbestos and diesel fumes/exhaust exposure contributed to his pulmonary fungal infections, including his lung cancer.,Service connection for the Veteran's pulmonary conditions is granted based on in-service exposure to asbestos and diesel exhaust/particulate matter.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Condition, Pulmonary Aspergilloma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22000835
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