The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a need for a VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's acute myelogenous leukemia and his military service, including exposure to herbicide agents and solvent chemicals (specifically benzene).
The deciding factor: Further development is needed as there are no definitive opinions on the etiology of the Veteran's acute myelogenous leukemia.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myelogenous leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19146511
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for acute myelogenous leukemia due to an inadequate medical opinion and a need to address direct service connection.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim of entitlement to service connection for acute myelogenous leukemia before a decision was made.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to new statutory changes regarding herbicide agent exposure, and a VA medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's cause of death was related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death is denied as there is no service connection for the cause of his death, and acute myelogenous leukemia was not found to be related to herbicide exposure or service.
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