The VA determined that the appellant's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to obtain and retain substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: VA medical professionals found that the appellant's service-connected conditions do not render him incapable of obtaining and retaining employment.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, abdominal adhesions, post surgical residuals associated with cancer of the small bowel and liver, peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity (nondominant) associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity (nondominant) associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity (nondominant) associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity (nondominant) associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, erectile dysfunction associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, cancer of the small bowel and liver associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1030801
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's hypertension was not rated higher than noncompensable (0%) due to insufficient evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.,The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma did not cause any current symptoms or functional impairment, such as visual impairment, and therefore was not rated higher than noncompensable (0%).
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is related to his toxic exposures at Fort Ord during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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