The Board denied service connection for chronic lymphocytic lymphoma, finding no link between the condition and any in-service event, including alleged asbestos exposure.
The deciding factor: The most probative medical opinion indicated there is no link between the Veteran's CLL and any in-service event, including alleged asbestos exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lymphocytic lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22057841
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic lymphocytic lymphoma was denied as there is no evidence of the condition in service or a link to service, and he did not serve in Vietnam.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic lymphocytic lymphoma is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as there was no evidence that a disability incurred in or aggravated during active military service caused or contributed to his death.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 1, 1988 for the award of dependency and indemnity compensation due to a liberalizing law that made lymphomas presumptively service-connected for radiation-exposed veterans.
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