The Board has denied service connection for all the claimed conditions, including alkaptonuria, aortic valve replacement, hyperlipidemia, glaucoma, right knee and hip replacements, and arthritis/chrondrocalcinosis, as they are not among the diseases listed in 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(d) for which presumptive service connection can be granted due to radiation exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that none of the claimed conditions meet the criteria for presumptive service connection based on radiation exposure as they are not among the diseases listed in 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(d).
- Claimed conditions
- alkaptonuria, aortic valve replacement, hyperlipidemia, glaucoma, right knee replacement, right hip replacement, left hip replacement, arthritis/chrondrocalcinosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0630546
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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