The Veteran's stage IVA papillary thyroid cancer, with lymph node removal, is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to ionizing radiation during service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was diagnosed with a radiogenic disease (papillary thyroid cancer) that developed after five years or more of exposure to ionizing radiation while serving at the Naval Submarine Base in Bangor, Washington. The dose assigned based on the facts and regulations is within the range where no significant health effects are expected.
- Claimed conditions
- stage IVA papillary thyroid cancer, lymph node removal
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22066406
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