The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the cause of death and whether acute lymphoblastic leukemia was caused by exposure to herbicide agents in service.
The deciding factor: There is a need for an opinion on whether any causes of death, including acute leukemia, are related to service or exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24079741
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's acute lymphoblastic leukemia is at least as likely as not related to his in-service exposure to radiation, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to exposure to herbicide agents, specifically B-cell leukemia. The effective date is set at July 30, 1999, which is when a claim for DIC was first received.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and a medical opinion regarding the cause of death.
- Granted
The Veteran's type 2 diabetes mellitus is presumed to have been incurred as a result of his Vietnam service. The physician provided medical evidence that the Veteran's elevated blood sugar levels due to his diabetes mellitus contributed substantially to his death from sepsis shock following a stem cell transplant.
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