The Board has ordered further development due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's claimed conditions and his military service, specifically exposure to burn pits during his time in the Gulf War.
The deciding factor: Further examination is required to determine if the veteran's acute myelocytic leukemia and granulocytic sarcoma are related to his military service, including exposure to burn pits.
- Claimed conditions
- acute myelocytic leukemia, granulocytic sarcoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0407566
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