The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for megaloblastic anemia as secondary to exposure to ionizing radiation, but denied it on the merits due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted lay statements and VA clinical records do not provide sufficient evidence to establish a causal relationship between the appellant's megaloblastic anemia and his in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- megaloblastic anemia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0015409
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