The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for chronic granulocytic leukemia, and thus the claim is granted. The Veteran's chronic leukemia was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred as a result of ionizing radiation exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the last final denial shows that there may be a link between the Veteran's chronic leukemia and his military service, but does not establish direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic granulocytic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2013
- Citation
- 1309101
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, chronic granulocytic leukemia, did not begin during service and is not related to any in-service injury or disease. The VA examiners' opinions support this conclusion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for cause of death due to a lack of an opinion linking the Veteran's chronic granulocytic leukemia to his military service. The case is now back before the Board with instructions to obtain an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death from leukemia is related to his military service, and that his countable income for VA pension benefits is not excessive. The claims are remanded due to missing records and need further medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic granulocytic leukemia, finding no evidence of a nexus between the condition and the Veteran's military service or presumed exposure to Agent Orange.
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