The Board has granted service connection for chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) due to in-service exposure to benzene, jet fuel, and solvents. The issues of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left leg and right leg are remanded.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided a link between the Veteran's in-service exposures and his CMML diagnosis, but did not address the peripheral neuropathy claims.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), peripheral neuropathy of the left leg, peripheral neuropathy of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18133394
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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