The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to October 3, 2017. From October 3, 2017, the Veteran is in receipt of a 100% disability rating for leukemia and SMC, making the TDIU issue moot.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was employed full-time as a mail carrier until he was hospitalized due to his service-connected disabilities. His employment continued after receiving treatment for leukemia.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myeloid leukemia, Pancytopenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22046442
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What this means for you
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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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's acute myeloid leukemia is granted as service-connected for the purposes of accrued benefits, and his cause of death due to this condition is also granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's acute myeloid leukemia is granted as a result of herbicide exposure during his service in Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by or related to his service-connected conditions, and there is no evidence that the causes of death were due to herbicide exposure. Service connection for cause of death is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for ischemic heart disease and cause of death due to acute myeloid leukemia. The remand includes obtaining a determination on eligibility for substitution, conducting development regarding herbicide exposure, verifying participation in toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs), and obtaining medical opinions on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acute myeloid leukemia.
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