The Board has determined that there is no evidence of cancer of the lymph nodes in service or following service, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis of cancer of the lymph nodes in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the lymph nodes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0838696
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further proceedings due to errors in notice and a need to provide the Veteran with information about his right to a hearing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cancer of the lymph nodes to obtain an adequate medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for skin cancer and cancer of the lymph nodes, finding that both conditions are related to in-service radiation exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cancer of the esophagus and stomach, cancer of the lymph nodes, and lung cancer as they are not etiologically related to active service and did not have their onset during service.
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