The Veteran is seeking service connection for hairy cell leukemia as a result of exposure to herbicides. The appeal is being remanded due to the need to verify his alleged exposure in Japan.
The deciding factor: Verification of the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicides during service is required before determining whether he meets the presumptive criteria for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- hairy-cell leukemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1612570
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's prostate cancer, hairy-cell leukemia, and Parkinson's disease are granted service connection due to exposure to TCE and TCA during his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's hairy-cell leukemia is granted as service connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Thailand.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hairy-cell leukemia, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure and insufficient evidence to establish a link between the condition and service.
- Granted
The Veteran's hairy-cell leukemia is granted service connection for purposes of accrued benefits, and his cause of death is also granted.
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