The Veteran's appeal for service connection for chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, claimed as chronic B-cell leukemia, is dismissed due to the Veteran passing away in May 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran passed away and his claim does not survive his death.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, chronic B-cell leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131651
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 23, 2011, for the grant of service connection for chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and denied an earlier effective date prior to November 24, 2020, for special monthly compensation based on housebound status.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor based on his credible assertions of repeated presence near the perimeter of Korat RTAFB and exposure to herbicide agents.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic B-cell leukemia because the Veteran did not have a diagnosis of leukemia prior to his death.
- Denied
The Veteran's acute myeloid leukemia was not shown to be related to his military service, including herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The Board denied the claim for service connection.
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