The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic right epididymitis, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and scars of the nose and cheek due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The decision found no evidence associating these conditions with active service or exposure to ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current genitourinary disorders to his in-service exposure to ionizing radiation, nor are there chronic symptoms in service that could be linked to any of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right epididymitis, bladder cancer, right kidney cancer, residual scars secondary to basal cell carcinoma of the nose and right cheek
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1011007
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What this means for you
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