The Board found that the veteran's skin cancer and bilateral cataracts were not incurred during service or as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that there was no reasonable possibility that the veteran's cataracts or squamous cell skin cancer could be attributed to exposure to ionizing radiation in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Cancer, Bilateral Cataracts
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2001
- Citation
- 0108633
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