The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and non-Hodgkins lymphoma as well as residuals of these conditions. The Board found no current diagnosis of lymphoma or TB, and concluded that any residual scar from a lymph node resection was not related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of lymphoma or TB, and the VA examiner found that the Veteran's lymph node pathology was due to tuberculosis contracted in the 1990s. The Board also noted that the Veteran served in Vietnam but there was no evidence of exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- Hodgkins disease, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, TB
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20062381
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