The Veteran's claims for left and right shin splints/stress fractures were reopened due to new evidence provided. Service connection is granted for these conditions.,Service connection was denied for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as there was no established exposure to herbicide agents in service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted medical opinions linking his current shin splints/stress fractures to in-service injuries, and the Board found this evidence sufficient to establish a nexus between service and these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left shin splints/stress fracture, right shin splints/stress fracture, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19153352
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Decisions by this judge: 1,680 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that his conditions were not related to his military service and did not warrant a grant based on exposure to herbicides.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are granted service connection as they were presumed to be related to herbicide agent exposure during his military service in Thailand.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's hypertension was not rated higher than noncompensable (0%) due to insufficient evidence of diastolic pressure predominantly 100 or more, or systolic pressure predominantly 160 or more.,The Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma did not cause any current symptoms or functional impairment, such as visual impairment, and therefore was not rated higher than noncompensable (0%).
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is related to his toxic exposures at Fort Ord during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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