The Veteran's hairy cell leukemia, diagnosed as a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, is granted service connection due to exposure to herbicides in the Republic of Vietnam.
The deciding factor: Multiple medical opinions indicate that the Veteran's condition is a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which is subject to presumptive service connection based on exposure to herbicides in the Republic of Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- hairy cell leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2009
- Citation
- 0936354
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that his conditions were not related to his military service and did not warrant a grant based on exposure to herbicides.
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