The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that it was etiologically related to in-service asbestos exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance that the Veteran's mesothelioma was due to in-service asbestos exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- mesothelioma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25036932
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.
What you can do next
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