The Board has determined that the Veteran's respiratory disability is secondary to his service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and grants service connection for this condition. The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which was in remission at the time of the appeal, does not warrant a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the respiratory disability is caused by the service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and provided supporting rationale based on the Veteran's medical history and examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Respiratory Condition (asthma)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 18, 2016
- Citation
- 1615500
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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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The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma was granted a 100% rating effective February 8, 2019.
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