The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for NHL due to exposure to Agent Orange, as there was no evidence of his service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The denial is based on lack of verification of the veteran's service in Vietnam and therefore inability to establish exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- NHL (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2003
- Citation
- 0309242
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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