The Board has determined that the claim for an effective date prior to May 11, 2000 for the grant of service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is denied due to lack of evidence showing constructive knowledge by VA of the veteran's condition in August 1999.
The deciding factor: The RO did not obtain all relevant medical records from the Portland and Vancouver VAMCs, which could have provided evidence of VA having constructive knowledge of the veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma diagnosis prior to May 11, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0200795
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is granted based on new and relevant evidence that was submitted.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent rating for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, finding that there was no active disease or treatment phase to warrant such a rating.
- Granted
The Board granted restoration of a 100 percent rating effective February 1, 2018, for the Veteran's service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his condition is related to toxic exposure risk activities during service.
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