The Veteran's leukemia, which significantly contributed to his death, is being remanded for further review due to conflicting diagnoses and the need for additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting diagnoses of Acute Myelocytic Leukemia (AML) versus Chronic B-cell leukemia. The claim will be remanded to obtain an independent medical opinion on whether the Veteran's leukemia was a chronic B-cell leukemia, which is presumptively associated with herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myelocytic Leukemia (AML), Chronic B-cell leukemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19139417
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Acute Myelocytic Leukemia (AML) due to Agent Orange exposure, finding that the evidence does not show a direct or presumptive relationship between the Veteran's AML and his military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the cause of death due to Acute Myelocytic Leukemia (AML) based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during active service.
- Granted
The Veteran's Acute Myelocytic Leukemia (AML) is granted as service connected due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, which qualifies under the presumptive provisions for diseases associated with contaminants in the water supply.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and ionizing radiation, as well as his prostate cancer. The claims are being returned for further development.
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