The Board denied service connection for large cell lymphoma, finding that the evidence did not support a relationship between the Veteran's service and his current lymphoma.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation in service, and the preponderance of the evidence was against any other relationship between the Veteran's service and his current lymphoma.
- Claimed conditions
- large cell lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0904654
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Decisions by this judge: 2,084 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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