The Board has determined that the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death is granted, effective from February 3, 1994. This decision was based on the liberalizing VA regulations which provide presumptive service connection for Hodgkin's disease for Vietnam era veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The appellant filed a DIC/death pension application in June 1976 and the RO granted her claim, effective from May 1976. The liberalizing VA regulations that became effective on February 3, 1994, provided presumptive service connection for Hodgkin's disease for Vietnam era veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Hodgkin's disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0201672
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's cause of death, dermal lymphoma, is presumed to be service-connected due to in-service herbicide agent exposure. Accrued benefits are denied as no claim was pending at the time of his death.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for Hodgkin's disease, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor. The claim for restrictive lung disease was remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and various increased rating claims, as well as effective date claims, while remanding the claim for service connection for Hodgkin's disease.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and Hodgkin's disease. The Board found that the VA did not adequately address the veteran's claimed exposures and symptoms.
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