The Board concluded that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: Based on medical literature, including epidemiological studies regarding veterans of the Persian Gulf, there was no link found between non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and exposure to substances experienced in the Persian Gulf.
- Claimed conditions
- non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0908552
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is granted based on new and relevant evidence that was submitted.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent rating for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, finding that there was no active disease or treatment phase to warrant such a rating.
- Granted
The Board granted restoration of a 100 percent rating effective February 1, 2018, for the Veteran's service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his condition is related to toxic exposure risk activities during service.
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