Who Is Eligible to File an Asbestos-Related VA Claim?

Veterans are able to qualify for claims for an asbestos disease when they meet a few different criteria the first is you have to have a recognized asbestos disease which includes mesothelioma lung cancer and asbestosis you also have to have service in a branch of the military where you had exposure to asbestos often times military individuals who served in the Navy had a significant as best exposure on board ship and they would qualify by that way but there’s also different ways that people could have served in other branches have been around asbestos materials and qualify for a veterans claim as well.