The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for metastatic small cell carcinoma, basal cell cancer, and squamous cell skin cancer in situ as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation. The cancers were not found to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence did not link the veteran’s cancers to his in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic small cell carcinoma, basal cell cancer, squamous cell skin cancer in situ
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0014274
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Granted
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