The Board denied service connection for T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (T-LGL) and the Veteran appealed. The appeal is currently pending as he requested a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge via videoconference from the RO.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not granted because there was no evidence of direct or presumptive service connection for T-LGL, which is a T-cell leukemia rather than a B-cell leukemia.
- Claimed conditions
- T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1602561
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