Not sure if anyone here can answer this qiestion but here it is. I served in the USMC (Vietnam) 1966-1968. In 83 I was diagnosed with Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Underwent the Agent Orange registry examination in 1983., While still receiving Chemotherapy. In 1990 I received an application for benifits from the VA. Long story short I was denied compensation in a decision 1995 . I did not appeal. In 2010 I reapplied. Claim was re-opened with new evidence. Oncologist wrote a letter stating that in fact I was dx. with stage 4 NHL...He treated me from 1983 to 1996. He specifically gave the date of Discharge. I was service connected at 0% (cancer in remission). I asked for an EED and after appealing, I receive an EED date of 1990, when I officially applied. However the percentage was still 0%. Today I filed a NOD asking for an increase in the percentage. I was able to obtain a IMO from the oncologist that treated me in 1983 that reinterated everything he originally said and then adding that "It is more likely than not that Mr,_________ will continue to suffer from residual from this NHL. He gave examples of dx, I recently claimed. Is this the right Avenue to take? Is there anything else to do? I feel as though I am owed compensation from 1990-1996 @ 100%, because I was still under the doctor's care. Not receiving Chemo the entire time but the "watch & wait protocol, P.O. (BY mouth) meds, not to mention the residual of PN...service connected later (2009). Any advice is appreciated.
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Douglas Kessler
Not sure if anyone here can answer this qiestion but here it is. I served in the USMC (Vietnam) 1966-1968. In 83 I was diagnosed with Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Underwent the Agent Orange registry examination in 1983., While still receiving Chemotherapy. In 1990 I received an application for benifits from the VA. Long story short I was denied compensation in a decision 1995 . I did not appeal. In 2010 I reapplied. Claim was re-opened with new evidence. Oncologist wrote a letter stating that in fact I was dx. with stage 4 NHL...He treated me from 1983 to 1996. He specifically gave the date of Discharge. I was service connected at 0% (cancer in remission). I asked for an EED and after appealing, I receive an EED date of 1990, when I officially applied. However the percentage was still 0%. Today I filed a NOD asking for an increase in the percentage. I was able to obtain a IMO from the oncologist that treated me in 1983 that reinterated everything he originally said and then adding that "It is more likely than not that Mr,_________ will continue to suffer from residual from this NHL. He gave examples of dx, I recently claimed. Is this the right Avenue to take? Is there anything else to do? I feel as though I am owed compensation from 1990-1996 @ 100%, because I was still under the doctor's care. Not receiving Chemo the entire time but the "watch & wait protocol, P.O. (BY mouth) meds, not to mention the residual of PN...service connected later (2009). Any advice is appreciated.
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