The veteran claims service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma, which she contends was caused by exposure to environmental hazards or contaminants during her service in the Persian Gulf region. The claim is remanded due to a lack of corroboration of her claimed exposure and incomplete medical records.
The deciding factor: Corroborative evidence of the veteran's claimed exposure to carcinogens is lacking, necessitating further development including obtaining additional medical records and verifying her service location.
- Claimed conditions
- Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0103446
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma, finding that the Veteran was exposed to commercial herbicides and pesticides during her service on Galeta Island in Panama, which contributed to her development of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, asthma disorder, and Hodgkin's lymphoma to correct a pre-decisional error of the duty to assist.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date and TDIU due to duty-to-assist errors, including unaddressed exposure to AFFF and a missing medical opinion on etiology.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of Hodgkin's lymphoma, scars secondary to Hodgkin's lymphoma, and vitiligo as secondary to Hodgkin's lymphoma, all based on the PACT Act.
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