The Board finds that the Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is related to her active service, particularly her exposure to radiation and/or PCB. The Board grants service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's diagnosed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma developed as a result of her active duty service, particularly her exposure to radiation and/or PCB.
- Claimed conditions
- non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1801422
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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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- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is granted based on new and relevant evidence that was submitted.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent rating for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, finding that there was no active disease or treatment phase to warrant such a rating.
- Granted
The Board granted restoration of a 100 percent rating effective February 1, 2018, for the Veteran's service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his condition is related to toxic exposure risk activities during service.
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