The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) due to lack of evidence showing a claim was filed within one year prior to May 23, 2016.
The deciding factor: The earliest evidence of AML diagnosis was in April 2016, and the present claim was filed on May 23, 2016. The effective date for the grant of service connection is the date that his claim of service connection for leukemia was received.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), Post polycythemic myelofibrosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2023
- Citation
- 23016106
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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: Granted
The Board has granted the appeals to sever service connection for bladder cancer, acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), and a dental condition secondary to AML. The reasons given are that there was no clear and unmistakable error in granting these conditions of service connection.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death due to acute myelogenous leukemia, as there are outstanding private treatment records and an inadequate VA medical opinion.
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