The Veteran's appeal involves two issues: one regarding special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance, and the other about reopening his claim for service connection of multiple myeloma secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The Board has determined that new evidence was submitted sufficient to reopen the claim but denied it on the merits.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence had been submitted sufficient to reopen the claim, but the underlying service connection for multiple myeloma remains denied due to lack of a strong link between Agent Orange exposure and the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple myeloma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1016215
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma pursuant to the PACT Act, but remanded the claim for a direct service connection theory.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple myeloma, finding no evidence that the Veteran's condition was related to his military service.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all claims on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and multiple myeloma are remanded to correct a duty to assist error.
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