A cancer arising from the soft tissues of blood vessels, including arteries, veins, or lymphatic vessels.
While you are undergoing treatment, the 100 percent rating is established by records confirming the diagnosis and documenting active surgical, radiation, chemotherapy, or other therapeutic procedures. Records from your treating oncologist, surgeon, or other specialists that show the dates treatment began and ended are central to that period of evaluation. After treatment ends, the mandatory VA examination at the six-month mark will look for evidence of local recurrence or metastasis. Imaging studies, pathology reports, and oncology follow-up notes that confirm no recurrence or spread would support a transition to rating on residuals. At that point, medical records and your own statements describing any lasting effects on your ability to work and carry out daily activities become relevant to showing what residual disabilities are present.
Conditions that are often caused or made worse by this one. If you have any of these, they may be claimable as secondary service connection.
