The veteran is seeking service connection for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) as a result of exposure to radiation during military service. The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining dose estimates based on the veteran's claimed onsite exposure at Hanford, Washington.
The deciding factor: Additional scientific evidence and dose assessments are required to determine if the veteran's CML was caused by inservice exposure to radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0205145
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by chronic myelogenous leukemia, a condition that is not service-connected. The Board granted the claim for DIC based on this finding.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia is granted with an effective date of March 15, 2016.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia, finding that it is not a B-cell leukemia and thus not presumptively associated with exposure to herbicide agents during his service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia due to the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam. The original grant of service connection was based on presumptive conditions, but the Board found that this decision was not clearly erroneous and thus restoration is granted.
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