The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for thyroid cancer, colon cancer, and a heart condition due to radiation exposure. The preponderance of evidence supports that these conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that the Veteran’s current diagnoses are consistent with his conceded exposures during military service, including hair loss, headaches, and tunnel vision from radiation exposure in the arms room.
- Claimed conditions
- thyroid cancer, colon cancer, heart condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162625
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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