The Veteran's non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is granted as service connected due to in-service herbicide exposure at U-Tapao RTAFB.
The deciding factor: The Veteran served near the air base perimeter of U-Tapao RTAFB and was exposed to herbicides, allowing for presumptive service connection for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
- Claimed conditions
- 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
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147450
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.
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