The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding radiation exposure and the need for an addendum opinion on whether the Veteran's multinodular goiter is related to his service at Eniwetok Atoll.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnosis of nontoxic multinodular goiter is not enumerated as a disease specific to radiation-exposed veterans, but he may be entitled to service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.311 if his service at Eniwetok Atoll exposed him to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- multinodular goiter, parathyroid adenoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20012128
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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