The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including clarification of the Under Secretary's January 2011 opinion regarding ionizing radiation exposure and tobacco use during service.
The deciding factor: The case requires a clarification of the Under Secretary's previous opinion due to new evidence suggesting a synergistic effect between ionizing radiation and smoking on the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- acute myelocytic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2011
- Citation
- 1132785
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for myelofibrosis and acute myelocytic leukemia, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's acute myelocytic leukemia is due to in-service chemical exposure, specifically carbon tetrachloride, benzene, and trichloroethylene. As such, service connection for this condition is granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran died from acute myelocytic leukemia, which was due to her service-connected myelodysplastic syndrome. The Board finds that the cause of death is related to service and grants service connection for both conditions for accrued benefits purposes.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not caused or contributed to by any service-connected disability, including discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE). The VA examiner found that DLE did not contribute to the Veteran's death.
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