The Veteran's follicular lymphoma was diagnosed and treated at a private facility due to VA's inability to provide timely treatment. The Board finds that the Veteran had a reasonable belief that his situation was emergent, and that delay in treatment would have been hazardous to his health and life.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reasonably believed his condition required urgent care, which was not feasible at VA facilities during the relevant period.
- Claimed conditions
- follicular lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2016
- Citation
- 1643429
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of follicular lymphoma was denied as the evidence did not show that he filed a claim before August 2015, which became final. The current effective date is January 13, 2024.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for large B-cell lymphoma, finding that the Veteran's symptoms during military service are consistent with his diagnosis and that exposure to burn pits increases the risk of developing cancer. The effective date is not specified as it relates to a presumption under the PACT Act.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for insomnia disorder, anxiety disorder, and follicular lymphoma have been readjudicated due to the submission of new and relevant evidence.,However, the claims for service connection for an anxiety disorder (secondary to tinnitus), tension headaches (secondary to kidney neoplasm), and hiatal hernia (secondary to benign neoplasm) are being remanded as there is insufficient medical opinion regarding their etiology.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the proposed reduction of his follicular lymphoma disability rating from 100% to noncompensable. The Board dismissed the appeal as valid.
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