The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) based on presumed exposure to Agent Orange during his military service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise, with medical opinions supporting a link between the Veteran's CML and herbicide exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2015
- Citation
- 1510466
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is not related to his in-service herbicide exposure.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is found to be related to his service exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Orange. The Board granted the claim after finding that the evidence was in equipoise as to whether the condition was due to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The claims for service connection for migraine headaches and a higher rating for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) were dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.
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