Partly granted
The Board granted the appeal and restored service connection for NHL from August 1, 2018, to August 9, 2022.
The deciding factor: VA has not met its high burden to sever service connection from August 1, 2018, due to exposure to herbicide agents during active service in Guam.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093995
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