The Board is remanding the case for further clarification regarding the Veteran's service connection claim, specifically addressing his exposure to ionizing radiation and its relation to myasthenia gravis. The case will be adjudicated again after receiving an opinion from the Under Secretary of Benefits.
The deciding factor: Clarification is needed on the use of different units (rem, Gray, rad) for dose estimation and their significance in determining the Veteran's service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- myasthenia gravis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2017
- Citation
- 1703165
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