The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative bone or joint disease, psychosis, residuals of a head injury, and residuals of exposure to asbestos and ionizing radiation as there was no evidence of a nexus between any currently diagnosed conditions and his period of active service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence or competent opinion to show that the veteran has a current disability due to alleged in-service asbestos exposure or ionizing radiation exposure, nor is there evidence of a diagnosis of psychosis during service or for many years thereafter. The degenerative joint disease was not apparent until many years post-service and there is no nexus shown between any currently diagnosed conditions and his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative bone or joint disease, Psychosis, Residuals of a head injury, Residuals of exposure to asbestos (other than degenerative bone or joint disease and a psychotic disorder), Residuals of exposure to ionizing radiation (other than degenerative bone or joint disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0904099
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