The Veteran's AML required a bone marrow transplant and had infections recurring at least once every six weeks from June 13, 2012 to March 16, 2016. The Board granted an initial disability rating of 100 percent for this period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's AML required a bone marrow transplant and had infections recurring at least once every six weeks from June 13, 2012 to March 16, 2016, which met the criteria for a 100% disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7716.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Anemia, Aplastic Anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19103985
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,249 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is granted due to exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was caused by Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), which was service-connected. However, the effective date for DIC benefits is denied as it was received over a year after the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's aplastic anemia is granted as service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's AML is granted service connection effective January 10, 2025. His prior claims for service connection are denied and his dermatitis claim remains at a non-compensable rating.
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