The Veteran's hairy cell leukemia was active and required intensive treatment with Interferon therapy from December 1994 to August 1995, warranting a 100% evaluation.
The deciding factor: Interferon therapy is considered 'intensive treatment' for the purposes of awarding a 100% evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7703.
- Claimed conditions
- Hairy Cell Leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2015
- Citation
- 1516378
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is necessary to clarify the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and his claimed Hairy Cell Leukemia, which may be due to Agent Orange exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including obtaining updated medical records and arranging for a VA clinician to provide opinions on whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and hairy cell leukemia are related to his service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's AML was caused by his presumed in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The decision also grants presumptive service connection based on exposure to herbicide agents.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hairy cell leukemia and residuals thereof, finding that the disease was not in an active phase at the time of his claim. The effective date remains unchanged as it is the date of receipt of the claim.
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