Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of hairy cell leukemia to confirm radiation exposure and obtain a new medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board needs more information on the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation and a new medical opinion on the cause of the leukemia.
- Claimed conditions
- hairy cell leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25001012
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