ASBESTOS UPDATE: Appeal Court Upholds Board Ruling in White Case
COMPANIES:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims affirmed the July
13, 2007 ruling of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, which denied
Tommie L. White service connection for allergies due to asbestos
exposure and paint fumes and other ailments.
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