The Board has granted service connection for mycosis fungoides effective from June 5, 1989. The veteran's claim was reopened based on new evidence submitted after the original denial in December 1980.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was reopened and service connection established due to new evidence received after the initial denial of his claim for mycosis fungoides.
- Claimed conditions
- mycosis fungoides
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0204354
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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