The Veteran's service connection claims for prostate cancer and bilateral cataracts have been withdrawn as he withdrew his appeal for the increased rating claim for PTSD.,Prostate cancer was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty, and is not the result of exposure to ionizing radiation. Bilateral cataracts were also not incurred in or aggravated by active service and are not the result of exposure to ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's prostate cancer and bilateral cataracts were diagnosed decades after his discharge from service, and there is no evidence linking these conditions to his period of service. The claims for service connection based on exposure to ionizing radiation in service have been denied.,Prostate cancer was not shown during service or within the first post-service year, and there is no evidence that it is related to exposure to ionizing radiation in service.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, bilateral cataracts
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2012
- Citation
- 1225851
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