The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his service connection for Hodgkin's Lymphoma, finding that August 31, 2005 is the correct date of grant.
The deciding factor: The effective date cannot be any earlier than the date the Veteran's claim was received (August 31, 2005), as it would be later of the two dates (the date entitlement arose at separation from service in December 2003 and the date of receipt of the claim).
- Claimed conditions
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1045375
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma was granted. His Hodgkin's Lymphoma disability, initially rated at 30 percent, remains unchanged.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection for Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and the Board dismissed the appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to obtain relevant private treatment records related to the Veteran's Hodgkin's Lymphoma, including from Camp Lejeune exposure.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claims can be adjudicated due to insufficient information regarding his exposure to herbicide agents. The claims are therefore remanded for a request to the U.S. Department of Army, Records Management and Declassification Agency (RMDA) for verification.
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