Flintkote Company was a major manufacturer of asbestos-containing building products — including vinyl asbestos floor tile, asbestos roofing materials, and asbestos-containing construction products — used throughout United States Navy base construction and facility maintenance. Flintkote’s vinyl asbestos tile was installed throughout Navy barracks, administrative buildings, and support facilities during the peak asbestos construction era — with every cut tile and worn tile surface releasing asbestos fiber into the air of occupied Navy facilities. Flintkote’s asbestos roofing and building product lines were similarly installed throughout Navy base facility construction across the country. Flintkote’s substantial asbestos product liability resulted in the establishment of the Flintkote Asbestos Trust — a formal compensation mechanism with a documented disease level schedule specifying payment levels for asbestosis, severe asbestosis, and related asbestos diseases arising from Flintkote product exposure. Publicly filed asbestos litigation records document Flintkote Company extensively: multiple formal references to the Flintkote Asbestos Trust with disease level schedules, Flintkote Vinyl Asbestos product identification, and Flintkote in formal multi-defendant asbestos proceedings.

Documented Asbestos — Flintkote Company in Naval Litigation

Flintkote Asbestos Trust — Formal Documentation

“…t payment [[Flintkote]] [[Asbestos]] Trust Ye[s — formal trust payment documentation]…” — formal documentation of the Flintkote Asbestos Trust in a payment context appears in the publicly filed asbestos litigation corpus. The Flintkote Asbestos Trust — a formal compensation vehicle for Flintkote asbestos claims — reflects the resolution of Flintkote’s asbestos product liability through formal legal proceedings with a dedicated compensation fund.

“…he [[Flintkote]] [[Asbestos]] Trust (”[[Flintkote]] Tr[ust — formal trust agreement documentation]…" — formal documentation naming the Flintkote Asbestos Trust by its full formal name appears in the corpus, establishing the trust’s legal existence and formal compensation function in the asbestos claims record.

Flintkote — Disease Level Schedule

“…Severe [[Asbestos]]is ([[Flintkote]] Level III)[, disease level documentation]…” — formal documentation of Flintkote Level III (Severe Asbestosis) in the Flintkote trust disease level schedule appears in the corpus. The Flintkote trust’s disease level structure — with Level III designating severe asbestosis — reflects the formal compensation framework through which Flintkote asbestos disease claims were categorized and compensated.

“…[[Asbestos]]is/Pleural Disease ([[Flintkote]] Le[vel — asbestosis/pleural disease level]…” — additional Flintkote disease level documentation addressing asbestosis and pleural disease appears in the corpus, confirming the Flintkote trust’s formal disease categorization covering the full spectrum of asbestos-related conditions.

Flintkote Vinyl Asbestos — Product Identification

“…[[Flintkote]] | P | [[Flintkote]] Vinyl [[Asbestos]] [product identification]…” — formal product catalog documentation specifically identifying Flintkote Vinyl Asbestos products appears in the corpus, establishing Flintkote’s vinyl asbestos tile line as a formally documented asbestos-containing product with traceable product identification.

Celotex — Flintkote Trust Context

“…For claims filed with the Celotex [[Asbesto]][s Trust — Flintkote/Celotex trust context]…” — documentation addressing claims filed with the Celotex Asbestos Trust in a Flintkote context appears in the corpus. Celotex and Flintkote operated in overlapping asbestos building product markets, and their trusts appear in the same formal asbestos claims documentation context.

Flintkote Products in Naval Applications

Vinyl asbestos floor tile: Flintkote’s vinyl asbestos tile was installed throughout Navy base buildings — barracks, offices, mess halls, and support facilities — during the peak construction era. The asbestos fiber in VAT was released when tiles were cut during installation, when worn tiles were abraded during normal use, and during tile removal and replacement operations.

Asbestos roofing products: Flintkote manufactured asbestos-containing roofing materials used in Navy base facility construction — roofing shingles and built-up roofing systems that incorporated asbestos fiber as a structural reinforcement. Cutting and installation of asbestos roofing products released fiber during installation, and weathered asbestos roofing released fiber from deteriorating surfaces.

Asbestos construction products: Flintkote’s construction product line extended to asbestos-containing adhesives, coatings, and specialty building materials used throughout Navy facility construction — products that placed asbestos fiber throughout the built environment of Navy installations.

Navy veterans and civilian employees — including SeaBees, construction workers, and facility maintenance personnel who installed or worked around Flintkote vinyl asbestos tile and other Flintkote asbestos building products at Navy facilities — who subsequently developed mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease, may qualify for:

  • VA presumptive service connection under 38 CFR § 3.309(d) for veterans with documented duty at Navy facilities where Flintkote asbestos building products were installed
  • Civil claims through the Flintkote Asbestos Trust based on documented exposure to Flintkote vinyl asbestos tile and other Flintkote asbestos-containing building products

Key documents:

  • DD-214 or service records — documenting assignment to Navy facilities where asbestos-containing building materials were installed or maintained
  • Employment records — civilian construction or facility maintenance work at Navy installations during the Flintkote asbestos era
  • Diagnosis — mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis (including Severe Asbestosis — Flintkote Level III), or pleural disease

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Exposure documentation derived from publicly filed asbestos litigation records including multiple formal references to the Flintkote Asbestos Trust including trust payment documentation, Flintkote Asbestosis Level III (Severe Asbestosis) disease level schedule documentation, Flintkote Asbestosis/Pleural Disease disease level documentation, Flintkote Vinyl Asbestos formal product catalog identification, and Flintkote in the Celotex Asbestos Trust claims context. This does not constitute legal or medical advice.