The Veteran's B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is granted as service connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during his military service in Thailand.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the Veteran's report of herbicide agent exposure and he has been diagnosed with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which is a disease associated with such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19105256
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 30, 2009, for the grant of service connection for B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma associated with herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's left eye condition is related to service, as it found that the condition did not preexist service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for sinusitis based on the PACT Act.
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