The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's acute myeloblastic leukemia was related to his service, including herbicide agent exposure. The VA must provide an addendum opinion.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between herbicide agent exposure and the development of acute myeloblastic leukemia.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142898
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his acute myeloblastic leukemia was related to his exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his acute myeloblastic leukemia was related to his exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to potential exposure to herbicide agents during service, and a medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's cause of death was related to his in-service exposure.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for ischemic heart disease, type II diabetes mellitus, and acute myeloblastic leukemia are all granted. The claim for service connection for acute myeloblastic leukemia is remanded due to a lack of medical opinion.
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