The Board has determined that the appellant's current lymphoma is more likely than not related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for lymphoma.
The deciding factor: Competent medical opinion is in equipoise on whether the appellant's current lymphoma was first manifested during military service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the claimant.
- Claimed conditions
- lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0602700
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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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