The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for follicular non-Hodgkin’s basal lymphoma was withdrawn. The Board granted service connection for chronic genital shingles and neutropenia as secondary to her service-connected follicular non-Hodgkin’s basal lymphoma.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for residuals of follicular non-Hodgkin’s basal lymphoma, which was granted. The Board found that chronic genital shingles and neutropenia are secondary to her service-connected follicular non-Hodgkin’s basal lymphoma.
- Claimed conditions
- follicular non-Hodgkin’s basal lymphoma, chronic genital shingles, neutropenia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19112625
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