The Board denied service connection for meningioma and residuals of a craniotomy, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his active service, including exposure to depleted uranium. The preponderance of evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's conditions and military service.
The deciding factor: The VA expert opinion found it unlikely that the Veteran’s meningioma can be attributed to radiation exposure in military service due to minimal exposure levels based on his claimed time of exposure, lack of inhalation exposure records, and no evidence of DU dust exposure as an ordinance man.
- Claimed conditions
- meningioma, residuals of a craniotomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18105350
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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