The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation, finding that there was no reasonable possibility that his prostate cancer resulted from such exposure. The Chief Public Health and Environmental Hazards Officer concluded it is unlikely that the Veteran's prostatic adenocarcinoma can be attributed to radiation exposure while in military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence provided by the Chief Public Health and Environmental Hazards Office was highly probative against the appellant's claim, as it applied valid medical analysis based on a review of the pertinent medical history including the dose estimate from the DTRA. The opinion concluded that there is no reasonable possibility that the Veteran's adenocarcinoma of the prostate was the result of such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0929051
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