The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and an earlier effective date for a grant of service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy, and there is no credible supporting evidence of any claimed stressors or diagnosis of PTSD. The Board also found that the earliest date of claim for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was March 28, 1994, which predated the effective date of service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not engage in combat with the enemy and there is no credible supporting evidence of any claimed stressors or diagnosis of PTSD. The earliest date of claim for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was March 28, 1994, which predated the effective date of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0208685
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder to provide her with another opportunity to attend a new VA mental health examination.
- Granted
The Board grants the appeal in full, granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- 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.
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