The Board denied service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia and remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his varicose veins.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's in-service radiation exposure and his diagnosed chronic myelogenous leukemia, and the VA medical opinions provided negative nexus opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myelogenous leukemia, right lower extremity varicose veins, left lower extremity varicose veins
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22055586
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's chronic myelogenous leukemia is presumed to be related to in-service herbicide exposure, but a medical opinion is needed to determine if it is directly linked.
- Partly granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates of January 15, 2019 for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity varicose veins, right lower extremity varicose veins, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.,The appeals concerning the issues of entitlement to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, and scar of the scalp have been withdrawn.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and readjudication due to non-compliance with prior remand directives.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and requires further examination to determine if the Veteran's leukemia disability is related to service, including toxic exposure.
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