The Board dismissed the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for asbestos-related pleural disease. The Veteran's claim for service connection for mantle cell lymphoma was denied as there is no evidence linking the condition to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence establishing a link between the current mantle cell lymphoma and active service, and the preponderance of the evidence demonstrates that the disease did not manifest until many years after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestos-related pleural disease, mantle cell lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18120354
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for mantle cell lymphoma is remanded due to the need for clarification of his condition status and severity.
- Dismissed
Your claim for service connection for mantle cell lymphoma has been granted, and the issue is no longer on appeal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for mantle cell lymphoma has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, mantle cell lymphoma, was not determined to be service-connected as it did not arise from or is etiologically related to his military service.
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