The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a thyroid disorder due to exposure to ionizing radiation, finding no reasonable possibility that his current condition resulted from in-service exposure.
The deciding factor: There was minimal radiation exposure during service and insufficient evidence to support a link between the veteran's current thyroid disorder and this exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0001658
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What this means for you
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