The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for postoperative residuals of an epidermoid tumor with an acoustic neuroma, finding that his disability did not have its onset during active service and was not related to ionizing radiation or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a link between the veteran's current condition and either in-service ionizing radiation exposure or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- epidermoid tumor with acoustic neuroma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0611963
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