The Board has determined that the veteran's fatal ALL was caused or contributed substantially to his death due to exposure to ionizing radiation during service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence reasonably associates the development of fatal acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) with the veteran's military service as a hull maintenance technician who worked in a radiated area and exposed to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal bleeding due to or as a consequence of thrombocytopenia due or as a consequence of leukemia, Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0613172
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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