The Veteran's initial claims for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, neck scar, and trunk scar have been granted with a 0 percent disability rating effective February 2, 2001. The appeals were decided in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service connection claims were determined to be supported by the evidence of record, leading to their grant.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Postoperative Scar on the Right Side of the Neck (neck scar), Postoperative Scar on the Right Side of the Anterior Trunk (trunk scar)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1807221
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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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- Granted
The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma was granted a 100% rating effective February 8, 2019.
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