The Board has granted service connection for bile duct cancer on a presumptive basis due to participation in Operation CROSSROADS. The claim for posterior subcapsular cataracts is pending.
The deciding factor: The May 1996 pathology report identified the veteran's condition as adenocarcinoma, which falls under the category of diseases presumed service-connected for radiation-exposed veterans participating in Operation CROSSROADS.
- Claimed conditions
- Posterior subcapsular cataracts, Bile duct cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0705595
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted an effective date prior to April 10, 2013 for the award of service connection for posterior subcapsular cataracts and skin cancer.,New and material evidence has been submitted to reopen claims for service connection for a dental disability and sterility.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for posterior subcapsular cataracts, secondary to ionizing radiation exposure is being remanded due to the need for a revised dose estimate from DTRA and an opinion from the Under Secretary for Benefits.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's posterior subcapsular cataracts are not related to her military service and therefore denied her claim for service connection.
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