The Veteran's cause of death is denied as there was no service-connected disability that caused or contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence linking the Veteran’s disabilities, including his heart and brain conditions, to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Myeloproliferative neoplasm, Acute promyelocytic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22018108
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and VA burial benefits due to a lack of evidence linking his death or burial expenses to his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
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