The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for leukemia, finding that his myeloid leukemia was not related to service or presumed exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records were silent for reference to leukemia and it was first shown many years after service. The National Academy of Sciences has found that a presumption of service connection for the Veteran's myeloid leukemia is not warranted on an Agent Orange exposure basis.
- Claimed conditions
- myeloid leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1532276
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What this means for you
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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: Denied
Service connection for myeloid leukemia and diabetes mellitus, type II is denied as the evidence does not support a finding of in-service exposure or chronicity.,The Veteran's current conditions were not incurred during service and are not related to any in-service environmental hazards.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a 100% disability rating for the Veteran's myeloproliferative disorder, including myelofibrosis and myeloid leukemia, finding that his condition equated with symptoms requiring peripheral blood or bone marrow stem cell transplant, or continuous myelosuppressive or immunosuppressive therapy treatment.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including myeloid leukemia and its secondary effects on other conditions, are being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding potential exposure to ionizing radiation during service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and myeloid leukemia have been granted in a September 2018 rating decision, which rendered the appeal moot.
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