The Veteran's acromegaly with dilated cardiomyopathy and arthralgias was not incurred or aggravated in service, and is not attributable to exposure to radiation during service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's current disabilities to his military service or non-ionizing radiation exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- acromegaly, dilated cardiomyopathy, arthralgias
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1002845
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