The veteran's death was not caused by exposure to ionizing radiation during service, and the claim for service connection for the cause of his death due to such exposure is denied.
The deciding factor: No evidence or information supports the veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during service, which is a requirement for presumptive service connection under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- bladder cancer, metastatic liver carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0206024
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What this means for you
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