The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been granted and assigned a rating based on his secondary service-connected disabilities. The claims for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and ischemic heart disease have also been granted as they are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has been granted based on presumptive exposure to herbicides. The claims for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and ischemic heart disease have also been granted under the same presumption of exposure.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia has been granted as a result of presumed exposure to herbicides during his military service. The claim for ischemic heart disease has also been granted based on this same presumption.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease has been granted due to the presumptive link between herbicide exposure and this condition. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia have not been linked to his military service in this manner.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is found to be secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, warranting a rating based on these conditions.,Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and ischemic heart disease are presumed to be related to the Veteran's military service due to herbicide exposure during his time in Vietnam.,Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is also presumed to be linked to the Veteran's military service based on herbicide exposure. Ischemic heart disease has not been found to have a similar link.,Ischemic heart disease does not share the same presumptive relationship with herbicide exposure as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Ischemic Heart Disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1644942
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