The Veteran's thyroid cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of causation.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion concluded that there is no reasonable possibility that the Veteran's thyroid cancer was attributable to his level of exposure to ionizing radiation in active duty service, and that it was unlikely due to occupational exposure to ionizing radiation in service.
- Claimed conditions
- micropapillary carcinoma of the thyroid, status post hemithyroidectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2011
- Citation
- 1143266
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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