My Ex Rays Show Scaring In My Lungs

[ammodad]

i have a question i have a pending claim with va and i asked a previous question about asbestos , the question i have now is now that i have ex rays showing scaring in my lungs what do i do with them now do i submit the ex rays as more proof or what ? need advice .

[Guest Berta]

"yes i have had a PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST the results were.. pumanary function study results exhibit resrictive lung disease and the doctors diagnosis was that it was do to asbestos exposure . it also says that my obstructive lung disease is demontrably active"

The VA needs a copy of this statement and also exactly what you told us here as to how your MOS put you

into asbestos exposure:

i was working as heating speacilist on gunter airforce base and we were told we had to repipe a boiler , the pipes and complete boiler were covered in asbestos this is a huge boiler with 6 inch pipes and they ran the whole of the building which was a church we just went in and started ripping it off the insulation and dust was flying all over this is an inclosed basement no windows we were covered in the dust.

A USAF Heating specialist might well fall within occupational guidelines for asbestos- I only have the NAVY MOS list-

You will need to prove this -does it clearly state this MOS on your DD 214?

Jstacy is right- but even if a vet is a smoker- in some cases the VA cannot separate the smoking affects from asbestos effects-so -with the rest of the evidence they can still award for asbestos disability under Benefit of Doubt-

Also they will try to find any occupation post-service that put you into asbestos exposure.

Anything you can do to support what you did at Gunter will help your claim.

[ammodad]

So sorry about your ills. You have proof of your service connection, Yes?

Will the Doctor(s) be willing to write you a connection more likely than not. Of course, it would seem it should be obvious. I understand that they are still sitting on the abestoisis Trust. I just heard that recently somewhere.

Have you gone to the BVA/COVA site and searched the site for your disabiliity?

I wish I knew more to help you. Please keep asking and hopefully together we all can help in some way, even if just to support you and your wife.

Brenda

brenda how would it hel p me to find my illness on the site please advise

[Guest jstacy]

Ammodad you can go to this site http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp. Type in asbestos . It will give you appeals results for asbestos claims adn show you the patterns necessary to win a claim.

You can also go to this site : http://webisys.vetapp.gov/ and type it again. This site is the Veterans court. You can use these rulings that are similar to your case as ammunition for a claim.

If your asbestos claim has the following conditions. 1. A current illness, 2. Documented military exposure.Then you should have a very strong chance to succeed.

Answer every SSOC formally, Reply to every decision with a Notice of disagreement. Most importantly, do not lose faith. Keep on Kicking. The VA has intentionally set up this system to discourage Vets from filing claims.

[Guest rickb54]

AmmoDad,

xrays showing scars do not prove anything except you have scars. These scars are caused by various lung infections.... and do not point to any one disease.... but can be caused by many different problems....