Denied
The Board denied service connection for asbestosis and dismissed the issue of service connection for bruxism.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of asbestosis, and VA granted service connection for bruxism in a subsequent rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestosis, bruxism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- 25012731
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