The Veteran's service connection claim for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining his complete service treatment records and conducting a dose estimate based on his military occupation. The Veteran will also be examined by a hematologist or oncologist to determine if his CML is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The claim requires further development of the Veteran's service treatment records and an ionizing radiation dose estimate due to the lack of available information about his exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20048534
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is not related to his in-service herbicide exposure.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is found to be related to his service exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Orange. The Board granted the claim after finding that the evidence was in equipoise as to whether the condition was due to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Dismissed
The claims for service connection for migraine headaches and a higher rating for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) were dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.
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