The Board found that the veteran's respiratory disorder, hypertension, psychiatric disability, pernicious anemia, and impaired circulation of the lower extremities were not present in service or for several years later, and they are not related to a service-connected disability or to an incident of service, including exposure to ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disorder, hypertension, psychiatric disability, pernicious anemia, impaired circulation of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0206764
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What this means for you
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