The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were granted. Effective dates prior to April 13, 2006, were established for the grants of service connection for posterior subcapsular cataract in both eyes and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. The Veteran was also awarded an effective date prior to June 1, 2006, for the grant of service connection for posterior subcapsular cataract in his right eye.
The deciding factor: The claims were granted based on new evidence received after a previous denial and established effective dates based on when the Veteran first indicated intent to file a claim for each condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity idiopathic peripheral neuropathy, hidrosis of the hands, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1037343
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the issues of service connection for various cancers and related conditions due to errors in obtaining relevant medical records and inadequate opinions regarding their etiology.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the AOJ did not provide a VA examination or medical opinion for the Veteran's cutaneous T-cell lymphoma disability, which is required due to the low threshold being triggered. The claim is therefore remanded for this purpose.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, as the condition affects between 20 to 25 percent of the Veteran's body.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is remanded. The VA needs to obtain more evidence related to the veteran's exposure to herbicide agents at Clark Air Force Base.
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