The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed dental disorder, stomach disorder, right eye disorder, lung disorder, and bone and joint pain all of which were claimed as due to ionizing radiation exposure during service. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service or any presumptive diseases.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not have a current radiogenic disease and there was no competent medical evidence linking the claimed disabilities to his in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- dental disorder, stomach disorder, right eye disorder, lung disorder, bone and joint pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0609524
What this means for you
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