Asbestosis — all decisions

The Veteran's service-connected asbestosis and lung disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a TDIU effective from May 24, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disorder, to include asbestosis, finding no current disability and lack of recent diagnosis prior to the Veteran's claim filing.

The Board has remanded the cases for readjudication due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

Your claims for service connection have been granted, but the VA will need to verify your military service and obtain any missing records before making a final determination.

The Veteran's service connection for stomach cancer and its residuals is granted. The rating for pleural asbestosis is remanded, and the TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand two issues: the first is about a compensable rating for asbestosis, and the second is about an earlier effective date for service connection of cholangiocarcinoma. The decision also mentions that more records need to be obtained and medical opinions should have been sought.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to active service or asbestos exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of diffuse interstitial fibrosis and asbestosis for further evaluation due to insufficient medical opinions regarding exposure during service.

The Board denied higher initial disability ratings for the service-connected lung disability from October 30, 2009, to March 28, 2011, and from March 28, 2011, to June 17, 2016. The Veteran's lung disability was rated at 10 percent for the first period and 30 percent for the second period.

The Veteran's initial 50 percent rating for asbestosis and obstructive sleep apnea is granted, but an earlier effective date for service connection of these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected asbestosis does not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and he is therefore not entitled to a TDIU rating.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding a disability rating for COPD with asbestos-related pleural plaques, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran's claims of service connection for asbestosis, lumbosacral strain, left knee strain, and right knee strain are pending.

The Board granted service connection for asbestosis, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to his in-service exposure to asbestos.

The appeal for service connection for asbestosis lung cancer has been dismissed because the claim was granted in full by the VA Regional Office while the case was pending before the Board.