The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of information regarding possible exposures specific to the Veteran and his service, including exposure to herbicides. The examiner is asked to determine if it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's CLL was caused by or related to any confirmed toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs).
The deciding factor: The Board finds that TERA development and examination are necessary to obtain information regarding possible exposures specific to the Veteran and his service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23063184
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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 an earlier effective date of April 5, 2011, for the grant of service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and an initial rating of 100 percent from that date to April 26, 2013.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) based on the Veteran's participation in toxic exposure risk activities during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the August 2024 rating decision.
- Granted
The Board grants the Veteran's claim for permanent and total status for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), currently rated as 100 percent disabling, based on evidence showing that the condition is reasonably certain to continue at its current level of impairment throughout his life.
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