The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chest scars, heart damage, lung damage, esophageal damage, and infertility are all found to be related to her service-connected NHL. The acquired psychiatric disorder is also found to be secondary to the NHL.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for these conditions as they were found to be caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Chest Scar secondary to chemotherapy for non-H Hodgkin's lymphoma, Heart damage secondary to treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Right femoral artery damage due to stent placement secondary to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Lung damage secondary to treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Esophageal damage secondary to treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Infertility secondary to treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder and depression) secondary to service-connected NHL
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2015
- Citation
- 1502560
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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.
What you can do next
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