The Veteran's claims for service connection for leukemia and thrombocytopenia have been remanded due to the need for further development.,Service connection has not been established for left knee disability, right knee disability, or cervical spine disability.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims of service connection for leukemia and thrombocytopenia. The Veteran's history of thrombocytopenia and monoclonal lymphocytosis is relevant to these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Cervical Spine Disability","condition_code":"unknown"}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Disability","condition_code":"unknown"}, {"condition_name":"Right Knee Disability","condition_code":"unknown"}, {"condition_name":"Leukemia","condition_code":"presumptive"}, {"condition_name":"Thrombocytopenia","condition_code":"presumptive"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19102961
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What this means for you
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