The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) due to insufficient medical opinion regarding in-service radiation exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was deemed inadequate and further development is required, specifically obtaining a new medical opinion addressing the etiology of CML related to in-service radiation exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20066393
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 myeloid leukemia as the evidence of record does not support a finding that it is etiologically related to the Veteran's military service.
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- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of November 22, 2021, for the grant of service connection for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and a 100 percent evaluation for CML for the period prior to March 1, 2025.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic myeloid leukemia, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether it is causally related to the Veteran's active-duty service.
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