The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for CML due to new and material evidence. However, it remains denied as there is no direct or presumptive link between his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam and his current condition.
The deciding factor: New evidence supports a presumption that the veteran's CML is related to his exposure to Agent Orange during service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0726852
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of November 22, 2021, for the grant of service connection for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and a 100 percent evaluation for CML for the period prior to March 1, 2025.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic myeloid leukemia, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether it is causally related to the Veteran's active-duty service.
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