The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a currently diagnosed radiogenic disease or other residuals, including radiation fibrosis, due to his period of active service. Additionally, there is no evidence of current hair loss or other residuals related to exposure to biological/chemical warfare agents (other than Agent Orange).
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of ionizing radiation and biological/chemical warfare agent exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of exposure to ionizing radiation, residuals of exposure to biological/chemical warfare agents
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2005
- Citation
- 0521487
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