The Board found that the veteran's lymphocytic leukemia was not incurred or aggravated by service, and denied his claim.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of a nexus between the veteran's claimed exposure to chemicals in service and his current lymphocytic leukemia.
- Claimed conditions
- lymphocytic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2003
- Citation
- 0308785
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Decisions by this judge: 673 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0308785.
What this means for you
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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: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of lymphocytic leukemia and non-arteritic ischemic anterior optic neuropathy due to the death of the appellant.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of lymphocytic leukemia has been dismissed due to his death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lymphocytic leukemia and non-arteritic ischemic anterior optic neuropathy due to insufficient evidence regarding his alleged exposure to Agent Orange during active duty. The Veteran must provide additional information or evidence to support these claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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