The Board found no evidence of a current disability associated with exposure to ionizing radiation or dengue fever, and denied the veteran's claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the veteran currently suffers from any residuals of exposure to ionizing radiation or dengue fever.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of exposure to ionizing radiation, dengue fever
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0432582
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- Remanded (sent back)
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