The Veteran's Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma is remanded for further development, including an examination to determine if it is related to his service on the USS Enterprise.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence to grant the claim and ordered additional development regarding potential exposure to hazardous materials during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143338
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the motion for reversal or revision of a February 2015 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) and dismissed the motion for reversal or revision of a January 2014 rating decision on the same grounds.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma as the evidence did not show a relationship between the condition and the Veteran's active service, including exposure to fuel and chemicals.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for MDD was granted, but the increased rating for left foot fracture and service connection for hip conditions were denied or remanded. The claim for TDIU was also remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is granted a 100% rating from April 11, 2017 to May 26, 2022.
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