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71 vetted Board decisions in 2001
The veteran withdrew their appeal before the Board could make a decision.
The Board has granted service connection for postoperative residuals of asbestosis and denied service connection for tingling in the hands and feet. The veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at zero percent, but he is awarded a separate 10 percent rating for tinnitus.
The veteran's asbestosis is found to be the result of exposure during service, and thus granted service connection.
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and a 100% disability rating for asbestosis, finding that the earliest effective date authorized by law is January 9, 1998.
The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected asbestosis does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation based on pulmonary function test results.
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