The Board granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on a direct basis, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's condition was incurred during active duty.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is at least as likely as not related to military environmental exposures aboard the USS Truckee, including lead paint and remnants of Agent Orange. The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25004563
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is granted based on new and relevant evidence that was submitted.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent rating for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, finding that there was no active disease or treatment phase to warrant such a rating.
- Granted
The Board granted restoration of a 100 percent rating effective February 1, 2018, for the Veteran's service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his condition is related to toxic exposure risk activities during service.
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