The appeal to reopen a claim for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia is granted. The Veteran's claim of direct service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia due to in-service TCE exposure is remanded.
The deciding factor: A VA examination is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's chronic lymphocytic leukemia, including its relationship to radiation and trichloroethylene (TCE) exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19144832
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not service-connected as his death certificate shows that the immediate cause of his death was chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and there is no evidence to support exposure to herbicide agents or other conditions related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's death was not due to VA carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault; or an event not reasonably foreseeable.
- Granted
The Veteran's CLL is granted with an effective date of September 17, 2013, the date he submitted a supplemental claim form seeking service connection for CLL.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cause of death due to chronic lymphocytic leukemia, finding that the condition was not caused by exposure to ionizing radiation in service and did not contribute substantially or materially to the veteran's death.
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