The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a pituitary tumor due to exposure to ionizing radiation, finding that there was not sufficient evidence to support the claim.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a link between the veteran's pituitary tumor and his in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- pituitary tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0104974
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What this means for you
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