The Veteran's right breast cancer was not present in service or for many years thereafter and has not been shown to be related to service, including exposure to ionizing radiation, high energy radar, or chemicals. The Board denied the claim as there is no evidence of such exposures.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing that the Veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation, high level radar, or chemicals in service and his right breast cancer has not been shown to be related to any such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- right breast cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0926378
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