The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to November 13, 2002 for the grant of service connection for AML. The case is also remanded for additional development regarding a permanent and total 100 percent evaluation for AML from June 1, 2003.
The deciding factor: The effective date for the grant of service connection was fixed at November 13, 2002 as it was the earliest date on which entitlement arose (June 2002) and not earlier than the date of receipt of the claim (November 13, 2002).
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 10, 2007
- Citation
- 0720515
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's request for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria prior to March 18, 2016, or from August 1, 2016, is denied as he did not meet the schedular rating criteria for SMC housebound due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome is granted with an effective date of February 28, 2014. The rating assigned is 10%.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further evidentiary development, including a Gulf War medical examination.
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