The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for NHL was denied as the condition is in remission and not currently active.,The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for headaches, as a residual of NHL, was denied as they are rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 8100 (50 percent).,The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for simple fatigue, as a residual of NHL, was denied as it does not meet the criteria for a 60 percent or higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) is in remission and therefore not active. The headaches are rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 8100, which is a 50 percent rating for very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The simple fatigue does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it does not result in nearly constant signs and symptoms that restrict routine daily activities to less than 50% of the pre-illness level or cause periods of incapacitation of at least six weeks total duration per year.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22041655
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- Granted
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