The Board denied the appellant's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that there was no additional disability resulting from the experimental radiation treatment provided by VA.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a causal link between the radiation treatment and the claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal adhesions, blood abnormalities, heart disease, hernia, intestinal obstruction and infection, liver disorder, psychiatric disability, sexual dysfunction, stomach ulcers, urological problems
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0205114
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What this means for you
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