Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for asbestosis and remanded the claims for left knee pain, right knee pain, right thigh pain, status-post left first MTP arthroplasty with residual pain (claimed as left foot pain), and right hand pain due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The denial of service connection for asbestosis was based on the lack of a current diagnosis. The remands were ordered to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestosis, left knee pain, right knee pain, right thigh pain, status-post left first MTP arthroplasty with residual pain (claimed as left foot pain), right hand pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021527
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