The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for primary sclerosing cholangitis, which he claimed was secondary to radiation exposure. The evidence did not support a finding that PSC is related to military service or any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a link between the veteran's diagnosed condition and his military service or any service-connected disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- primary sclerosing cholangitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2004
- Citation
- 0402548
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 127 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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