The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for parathyroid adenoma, adenomatous nodule of the thyroid, a condition of the salivary parotid glands, and lesions of the transverse colon due to lack of evidence of radiation exposure in service or a link between the disability and service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that no new and material evidence had been received to reopen the claim, as the existing evidence did not show radiation exposure in service or a connection between the current disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- parathyroid adenoma, adenomatous nodule of the thyroid, condition of the salivary parotid glands, lesions of the transverse colon
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0627591
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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