The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 26, 2011 for service connection of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The decision stated that the Veteran did not provide sufficient information in his earlier claims to identify relevant service department records and thus VA could not have obtained them.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the effective date should be April 26, 2011 as it was the most recent claim filed by the Veteran. The application of 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c)(2) did not serve to grant an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1739075
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma was granted a 100% rating effective February 8, 2019.
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