The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and a VA examination. The veteran's claim will be adjudicated on a direct basis due to his assertion of chemical exposure during active service in Southwest Asia.
The deciding factor: The veteran claims that he was exposed to various chemicals during his service in Southwest Asia from October 1990 to October 1991, which may have caused his acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
- Claimed conditions
- acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0842118
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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: Dismissed
The Board has granted service connection for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in a December 2025 rating decision, making the appeal moot and dismissed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Denied
The appeal for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death was dismissed, and entitlement to service connection for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) for purposes of accrued benefits was denied.
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