The Veteran's service connection claim for anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma associated with herbicide exposure, is granted.
The deciding factor: Anaplastic large cell lymphoma was found to be a presumptive disease associated with herbicide exposure in the Vietnam era.
- Claimed conditions
- anaplastic large cell lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2015
- Citation
- 1519699
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's anaplastic large cell lymphoma is granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The kidney condition issue remains pending as the Board found insufficient evidence for a direct service connection.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's anaplastic large cell lymphoma, claimed as T-cell lymphoma cancer, is not related to his military service. The PTSD claim was granted with a 30% rating effective from February 18, 2011. However, the appeal for higher ratings remains denied.
- Denied
The veteran died from anaplastic large cell lymphoma, which the Board found was not caused by service or any service-connected condition. The claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is denied as there were no total disability ratings due to service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
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