The Board has determined that the veteran's hairy cell leukemia is a sub classification of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and therefore warrants service connection as a result of exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence, including a VHA medical specialist opinion, supports the conclusion that hairy cell leukemia should be considered a sub classification of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, warranting presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- hairy cell leukemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0211735
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hairy cell leukemia and thrombocytopenia under the PACT Act, but remanded claims for further evidence.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hairy cell leukemia as due to herbicide exposure and the cause of death, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hairy cell leukemia as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during service, manifested to a compensable degree within one year after discharge from active duty, or was otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hairy cell leukemia, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to his military service and exposure to contaminated drinking water at Fort Sam Houston.
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