The Board has determined that the veteran's T-cell lymphoma, which he claims is secondary to herbicide exposure during his service aboard a ship off the coast of Vietnam, meets the criteria for service connection. The condition was rated at 100% due to active disease and treatment phase.
The deciding factor: The veteran's T-cell lymphoma met the criteria for a rating higher than 10 percent at some point after service due to its association with herbicide exposure during his service in Vietnam, which is considered presumptive under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- T-cell lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0626698
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no evidence that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service or that his T-cell lymphoma, DM, and hypertension were caused by any incident of service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected T-cell lymphoma and palmar keratosis are not sufficiently disabling to prevent him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation, thus his claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's T-cell lymphoma is related to his service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's left eye condition is related to service, as it found that the condition did not preexist service.
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