The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the evaluation of asbestos related pleural plaques, as there is no evidence that the criteria for a higher rating were met prior to August 24, 2022.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence indicating that the Veteran met the criteria for a higher rating prior to his September 2022 C&P examination.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestos related pleural plaques
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093838
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,038 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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