The Veteran's non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to radiation during military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran was a 'radiation-exposed veteran' based on his participation in Operation BUSTER-JANGLE and awarded him presumptive service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145942
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
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