The Board has determined that the Veteran did not participate in a radiation-risk activity during service and therefore, he is not considered a radiation-exposed veteran. As such, his claims for service connection for skin cancer and acute myelogenous leukemia cannot be granted based on presumptive service connection due to exposure to ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service records indicate that he was only on temporary duty on the ship that took part in Operation Crossroads and had already transferred off the ship prior to the testing. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) found that available records did not confirm the Veteran's participation in atmospheric nuclear testing.
- Claimed conditions
- skin cancer, acute myelogenous leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1019644
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