The Board granted service connection for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, finding that the evidence supports a link to in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The April 2022 private medical opinion provided by Dr. I.N., M.D., FACP, FCCP was found highly probative and supported the Veteran's claim for service connection based on his in-service asbestos exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25043793
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for pulmonary hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as well as claims for Dependency and Indemity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, accrued benefits, and additional nonservice-connected burial benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran's prior medical history.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was dismissed as the Board had already granted it in a previous decision, and the AOJ assigned an effective date of August 30, 2022.
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