The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 9, 2019, for the award of service connection for chronic myeloid leukemia and special monthly compensation based on housebound status.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence established a direct nexus to military service for the Veteran's chronic myeloid leukemia, and he has additional disabilities rated at 60 percent or more from October 9, 2019, meeting the criteria for SMC housebound rate.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myeloid leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24071753
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic myeloid leukemia to obtain additional evidence and a medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and chronic myeloid leukemia were dismissed due to the Veteran's representative withdrawing the appeal.
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