The Veteran's service connection claims for mantle cell lymphoma, herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), and Ramsey Hunt Syndrome with nerve damage, right side of head, face, and tongue with taste bud damage are all granted. The appeal is remanded for further development regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for restless leg syndrome.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lymphoma was found to be related to in-service radiation exposure, which is presumed for certain types of cancer including mantle cell lymphoma.
- Claimed conditions
- mantle cell lymphoma, herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), Ramsey Hunt Syndrome with nerve damage, right side of head, face, and tongue with taste bud damage
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23040078
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for mantle cell lymphoma is remanded due to the need for clarification of his condition status and severity.
- Dismissed
Your claim for service connection for mantle cell lymphoma has been granted, and the issue is no longer on appeal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for mantle cell lymphoma has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death, mantle cell lymphoma, was not determined to be service-connected as it did not arise from or is etiologically related to his military service.
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