The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's hyperacidity syndrome, finding that it is related to his exposure to ionizing radiation during military service.
The deciding factor: An IME opinion indicated that the veteran's hyperacidity syndrome may be related to in-service exposure to ionizing radiation, which was deemed sufficient evidence under Combee v. Brown for direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperacidity syndrome
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0626708
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Decisions by this judge: 1,555 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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