The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and peripheral neuropathy, as well as his requests for earlier effective dates. The AOJ is instructed to verify the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents while serving aboard the U.S.S. Coral Sea in 1977.,The Board also remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection based on the PACT Act and his request for an earlier effective date, as these are intertwined with the primary issue of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided sufficient evidence to establish exposure to herbicide agents during service, which is a requirement for service connection based on such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2026
- Citation
- A26005126
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for back pain and neck pain, finding no current disability. The claim for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is remanded due to inadequate consideration of all potential exposures.,The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) is also remanded due to a lack of development of the Veteran's therapist's records.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on a presumptive basis under the PACT Act, effective March 2, 2017.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities have been granted due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, finding that the claim was filed within one year of separation from active duty and therefore the earliest possible effective date is October 15, 2020.
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