The Board has decided that the Veteran's Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma may be related to in-service exposure, but needs further clarification and evidence before a final decision can be made.

The Veteran was awarded a TDIU effective March 1, 2015 due to his service-connected disabilities. The Board found the evidence in equipoise as to whether he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to January 14, 2016.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma due to herbicide agent exposure, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during his service in Panama and that the disease did not have its onset during or within one year after service. The Board also found that the Veteran had not been exposed to herbicides at any time.

The appeal regarding non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is dismissed. Initial ratings of 40 percent are granted for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, but no higher. The appeal regarding a biopsy scar is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma was received on September 30, 2015. The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 30, 2015, based on the presumption that exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune caused his cancer.