The Veteran's parathyroid adenoma is related to his service as a flight surgeon at Area 51, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided evidence that supports a positive etiological opinion linking his parathyroid adenoma to radiation exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- parathyroid adenoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2021
- Citation
- A21019593
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The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's parathyroid adenoma, status post parathyroidectomy. The examiner did not consider all potential exposure and risk factors.
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- Partly granted
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