The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for lymphocytic lymphoma, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the July 2021 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The RO applied the regulations correctly by assigning the effective date based on the receipt date of the February 9, 2021, supplemental claim.
- Claimed conditions
- lymphocytic lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25023677
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,911 · Granted: 10% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for both lymphocytic lymphoma and anemia, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or other contaminants that could have caused these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA addendum opinions are inadequate and remanded for further clarification regarding the Veteran's claims of lymphocytic lymphoma and anemia.,Specifically, the VA examiner is asked to address whether the Veteran's in-service exposure to vaccinations, environmental contaminants, or other factors caused his lymphocytic lymphoma and/or anemia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the case to address the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for his service-connected back disability and whether a June 1971 rating decision contained clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and lymphocytic lymphoma was granted with an effective date of May 27, 2011. The rating assigned is 100 percent.
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