The Board has granted service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, pancreatitis as a residual of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, but denied service connection for bowel disorder. The rating reduction for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma from 100% to noncompensable was upheld.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s claimed conditions are residuals of his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and thus service connection has been granted on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Pancreatitis (claimed as a digestive issue), Bowel disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193588
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What this means for you
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