The veteran's papillary carcinoma of the thyroid and squamous cell carcinoma in situ (Bowen's disease) of the left thumb were not shown during service or within a year following discharge, and are not otherwise related to service. The cancers have been attributed to radiation exposure based on the dose estimate provided by the Air Force.
The deciding factor: The cancers were not shown during service or within a year following discharge from service, and are not otherwise related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- papillary carcinoma of the thyroid, squamous cell carcinoma in situ (Bowen's disease) of the left thumb
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0828586
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