The Veteran's service-connected residuals of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma are rated at a 10 percent disability evaluation, as the evidence does not support an increase to a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not demonstrate that the Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome is productive of debilitating fatigue or cognitive impairments that restrict routine daily activities by less than 25% of the pre-illness level, or result in periods of incapacitation of at least two but less than four weeks total duration per year.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20040363
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for back pain and neck pain, finding no current disability. The claim for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is remanded due to inadequate consideration of all potential exposures.,The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) is also remanded due to a lack of development of the Veteran's therapist's records.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD and associated conditions are granted effective from November 15, 2024.
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