The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for leukemia due to new evidence submitted since the April 1994 RO denial. However, the claim remains not well-grounded as there is no competent medical evidence linking the current diagnosis of leukemia to service or exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The Board found that while new evidence was submitted, it did not provide a sufficient basis for reopening the claim due to lack of competent medical evidence connecting the veteran's current condition to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- leukemia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0009936
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for blood cancer, leukemia, eye disorder, myelodysplastic syndrome, and thrombocytopenia due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by his military service. The case is remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Veteran's bladder cancer, leukemia, and prostate cancer are not related to his service. The Board found no evidence of toxic exposures or a causal relationship between the conditions and service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for leukemia, thrombocytopenia, and bone marrow transplant with acquired agranulocytosis. The Veteran's Fanconi anemia is not considered a service-connected condition due to its congenital nature. Service connection was also denied for hepatocarcinoma and cirrhosis of the liver.
- Denied
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has not been received to reconsider the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, leukemia, and prostate cancer. The evidence submitted was cumulative and did not tend to prove or disprove any matters at issue.
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