The Board denied service connection for adenocarcinoma of the colon and rectum, finding no evidence linking the condition to service or exposure to ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions found it unlikely that the veteran's colorectal cancer could be attributed to exposure to ionizing radiation in service.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the colon, adenocarcinoma of the rectum
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0002021
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What this means for you
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