The Veteran's service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma residuals have been evaluated at a 40 percent rating from October 1, 2013 to February 14, 2017. The RO has maintained this evaluation until February 14, 2017 when it was reduced to 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) symptoms have been found to be nearly constant and restrict routine daily activities to less than 50 percent of the pre-illness level, resulting in periods of incapacitation of at least six weeks total duration per year.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 4, 2018
- Citation
- 1820642
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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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