The Board found that the veteran's NHL did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating, as there was no evidence of active disease or significant symptoms such as fever, unintentional weight loss, anemia, ascites, marked weakness, dyspnea, or pruritus.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports and treatment records showed that the veteran's NHL had resolved with no active disease present. The only residual symptom noted was mild lower extremity weakness, which did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under either the old or new VA criteria for evaluating lymphoma.
- Claimed conditions
- diffuse histiocytic lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0302508
Veterans Law Judge
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