The Board denied service connection for burns to the esophagus and a respiratory disability, including on the basis of exposure to ionizing radiation. The veteran's claims were not supported by competent medical evidence or a dose assessment.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis of any condition related to the veteran's claimed exposures in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Burns to the esophagus, Respiratory disability (bronchitis with hemoptysis, acute tracheal bronchitis, bronchorrhea, COPD, and pneumonia)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2007
- Citation
- 0702640
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