The Veteran's left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy is granted as secondary to his service-connected disfigurement of the face. Effective dates for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, anemia associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and infraclavicular scar are granted. The effective date for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy was found to be secondary to his service-connected disfigurement of the face due to squamous cell carcinoma of the neck status post radical parotidectomy.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic brain injury, Left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Prostate cancer, Erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22072062
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