The veteran seeks service connection for non-malignant thyroid nodular disease, which he claims is due to exposure to ionizing radiation during Operation CROSSROADS. The RO has requested additional information and evidence from the NTPR to determine if the veteran was exposed to plutonium aboard the USS Rockbridge.
The deciding factor: The VA Under Secretary for Benefits determined that it was unlikely that the veteran's benign thyroid nodules could be attributed to exposure to ionizing radiation in service, but a VA physician is requested to provide an opinion on whether the disease is causally related to his alleged exposure during Operation CROSSROADS.
- Claimed conditions
- non-malignant thyroid nodular disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0200329
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