The Board has determined that the Veteran's myeloproliferative syndrome is at least as likely as not related to documented in-service radiation exposure, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The positive opinions of the VA doctors and private doctor supported a nexus between the Veteran's current diagnosis and his in-service radiation exposure, outweighing the negative opinion from Dr. LRD based on computer modeling.
- Claimed conditions
- myeloproliferative syndrome
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0940920
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for meningioma and myeloproliferative syndrome are being remanded due to the need for an addendum to the previous opinion regarding their etiology.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for thrombocytopenia, claimed as myeloproliferative syndrome, finding that there was no evidence of a disease during service or at any time thereafter. The veteran's current condition is not recognized as one of the chronic diseases for which presumptive service connection can be granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for myeloproliferative syndrome as the result of exposure to ionizing radiation due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
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