The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, multiple myeloma, chronic renal disease, and hypertension as there is insufficient evidence to determine whether the Veteran was exposed to qualifying herbicides during his service at Fort Wainwright.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence exists to confirm the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents or other chemicals in service, necessitating additional development.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), multiple myeloma, chronic renal disease, to include as secondary to multiple myeloma and CLL claims, hypertension to include as secondary to multiple myeloma and CLL claims
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21061424
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.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 5, 2011, for the grant of service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and an initial rating of 100 percent from that date to April 26, 2013.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) based on the Veteran's participation in toxic exposure risk activities during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the August 2024 rating decision.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple myeloma, finding no evidence that the Veteran's condition was related to his military service.
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