The Veteran's CLL is granted as service-connected due to exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during service and has been diagnosed with CLL, which falls under the presumptive diseases associated with herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lymphatic leukemia (CLL)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2020
- Citation
- A20015848
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of the Veteran’s death, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between any service-connected conditions and the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's CLL is service-connected due to exposure to chemical fumes in his ship's paint locker during active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives regarding obtaining service treatment records and service personnel records. The AOJ is required to clarify the Veteran's units of assignments and locations, or make a specific finding that the records are unavailable.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic lymphatic leukemia (CLL) due to additional development being required.
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