The Board has granted service connection for non-Hodgkins lymphoma, but the other issues related to hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded due to incomplete records.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on new evidence that linked the Veteran's current condition to his in-service exposure to carcinogens at Fort Lewis.
- Claimed conditions
- non-Hodgkins lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22070207
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's sleep apnea, prostate cancer, and non-Hodgkins lymphoma have been granted service connection on a direct basis.,Reasonable doubt has been resolved in favor of the Veteran for all three conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's service connection claims for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, GERD, erectile dysfunction, right and left upper extremity neuropathy, and right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were granted in the March 20, 2023 rating decision. The appeal is denied as the Appellant is not eligible for attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in this decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development regarding exposure to RDX, a chemical compound used in hand grenades at Fort Jackson. The issues of service connection for non-Hodgkins lymphoma and heart condition are also being remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus, and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy secondary to diabetes mellitus. These conditions are presumed due to herbicide agent exposure in Thailand during military service.
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