The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a blood disorder, claimed as due to exposure to ionizing radiation, finding no evidence of such condition and concluding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the veteran has a current blood disorder and there is no indication that his condition is related to exposure to ionizing radiation during service.
- Claimed conditions
- blood disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0034097
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