The Veteran's claim for service connection for leukemia was granted effective August 10, 2022. The initial compensable disability rating for leukemia is denied.,Service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus and bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to diabetes mellitus are both granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for leukemia was received within one year of the PACT Act, which retroactively grants benefits effective August 10, 2022. The grant of service connection is based on new and material evidence.,Service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated peripheral neuropathy are granted as they are related to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Bilateral Upper Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy, Bilateral Lower Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- September 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24055669
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection of Diabetes Mellitus type II, Bilateral Upper Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy, and Bilateral Lower Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy as the earliest date of claim is April 5, 2024.
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