The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and PTSD were granted, with effective dates of April 30, 2012. The effective date was assigned based on the liberalizing regulations that added these conditions to presumptive service-connected diseases due to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were received after the effective date of the liberalizing regulation adding chronic lymphocytic leukemia and PTSD to the list of presumptively service-connected diseases due to herbicide exposure. The earliest diagnosis for both conditions was prior to this effective date, thus the effective dates are assigned based on when VA received the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2016
- Citation
- 1607558
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