The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia was granted with an effective date of May 18, 2011. The decision is based on direct evidence linking the condition to his active duty service at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the July 2011 rating decision denying service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia was not properly notified to the Veteran and thus did not become final, allowing the original claim to remain pending. The effective date is set as May 18, 2011, based on the earliest diagnosis of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myelogenous leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186954
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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Granted
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