The appeal for service connection for acute myeloid leukemia has been withdrawn by the appellant.
The deciding factor: The appellant's representative submitted a statement withdrawing the appeal, and there are no allegations of errors of fact or law for appellate consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- acute myeloid leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24062407
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for acute myeloid leukemia and leukemic retinopathy with vitreal hemorrhage, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for acute myeloid leukemia, finding that the evidence supports a link to the Veteran's service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War era.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for acute myeloid leukemia to ensure an adequate medical opinion is obtained, as the previous VA examination was found inadequate.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death, finding that the Veteran's causes of death were acute myeloid leukemia and metastatic rectal cancer, and neither hypertension nor coronary artery disease caused or contributed to his death.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.