The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically regarding whether acute myelogenous leukemia is related to exposure to herbicide agents during service.
The deciding factor: No VA examiner has opined on a nexus between the Veteran's AML and his service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23000992
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 service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, for purposes of receiving DIC, based on a finding that his AML was related to in-service herbicide exposure and contributed substantially to his death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's acute myelogenous leukemia was related to his service, including potential exposures to benzene and Agent Orange.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 100 percent rating for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) from January 22, 2016, to October 31, 2017, and a noncompensable rating from November 1, 2017. The Veteran's earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for hemorrhoids, anal fissures, pruritus ani, skin disability, and eye disability were also granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a compensable rating for acute myelogenous leukemia to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether other conditions are related to or aggravated by the Veteran's AML.
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