The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and malignant melanoma, as due to exposure to ionizing radiation, are not well-grounded. As a result, these claims must be denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of exposure to ionizing radiation during service, nor does it provide medical nexus evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lymphocytic leukemia, malignant melanoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2000
- Citation
- 0016011
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