The Board denied service connection for myeloproliferative syndrome as the result of exposure to ionizing radiation due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.
The deciding factor: The analysis determined that there was no reasonable possibility that the veteran's myeloproliferative disorder could be attributed to exposure to ionizing radiation in service, based on the doses of radiation he was exposed to during service and the extended period between exposure and the onset of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- myeloproliferative syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0027596
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