The Board found that the veteran's claimed disabilities were not related to his military service, including exposure to radiation. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding of service connection for any of the conditions.
The deciding factor: VA's Chief Public Health and Environmental Hazards Officer concluded that the veteran's disabilities on appeal could not be attributed to exposure to ionizing radiation in service based on the estimated dose of radiation and scientific data regarding the levels needed to cause these specific disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Repeated bladder infections, Prostate disorder, Discharge from the mouth (gastroesophageal reflux disorder), Right foot disorder (hallux valgus and hammertoe)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2004
- Citation
- 0406885
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