The Board granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic kidney stones, but remanded claims for an acquired mental health disorder, vision loss, and cervical cancer due to a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's NHL is related to exposure to benzene and TCE during her period of active duty service. The evidence was also at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's chronic kidney stones are proximately due to chemotherapy treatment for NHL.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), Chronic kidney stones, Acquired mental health disorder, Vision loss, Cervical cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25047384
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the appeal and restored service connection for NHL from August 1, 2018, to August 9, 2022.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, vision loss, erectile dysfunction, undiagnosed illness (Gulf War illness), and a rating in excess of 70 percent disabling for PTSD with alcohol use disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for degenerative change of the lumbar spine with strain, hearing loss, and residuals of fractured right 5th metacarpal with right hand arthritis. The claims for service connection for vision loss, left shoulder pain and limited mobility, varicose veins, and TDIU were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for prostate cancer, NHL, hypothyroidism, DM II, and an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the October 2024 rating decision.
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