The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient analysis of his contention that his Hodgkin's lymphoma was caused by a Havrix vaccine received during service. The case is also remanded for further development regarding the blood clot disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found the October 2017 VA examination inadequate in addressing the Veteran’s theory that his Hodgkin's lymphoma was caused by his purported in-service Havrix vaccination, and thus a new medical opinion is necessary to address this theory of entitlement.
- Claimed conditions
- Hodgkin's lymphoma, blood clot disorder of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20032267
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's shortness of breath and Hodgkin's lymphoma are granted service connection, but his non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and acquired psychiatric disorder are denied.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the motion to revise or reverse the December 2014 rating decision that established June 30, 2014 as the effective date for the grant of service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma because there was no final decision for the Board to review based on CUE.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's Hodgkin's lymphoma is related to her service, specifically when she was stationed in Fort Me the Maryland and exposed to toxins including trichloroethylene (TCE). The Board granted service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing due to his inability to use both upper or lower extremities, blindness in both eyes, or full thickness burns. The Board finds that his Hodgkin's lymphoma does not cause loss of use of any extremity.
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