The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a neurological disorder and for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of radiation exposure in service or a nexus between his current conditions and service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence to support the claim of inservice radiation exposure or a link between the veteran's current neurological disorders and such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disorder, peripheral neuropathy, cervical radiculopathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2001
- Citation
- 0108138
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What this means for you
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