The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for hypertensive heart disease with incomplete right bundle branch block is dismissed.,Service connection for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is granted, and the Veteran is found to have a nexus between his service and this condition based on exposure to chemicals at Andrews Air Force Base.,The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for muscle tic of the neck is remanded due to increased symptomatology since his last examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the hypertensive heart disease with incomplete right bundle branch block issue.,Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma was found to be at least as likely as not related to in-service chemical exposure, and service connection is granted based on this finding.,Increased symptomatology since the last VA examination necessitates a remand for a new evaluation of the muscle tic of the neck.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive heart disease with incomplete right bundle branch block, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, muscle tic of the neck
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19164819
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