The Board granted an effective date of November 22, 2021, for the grant of service connection for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and a 100 percent evaluation for CML for the period prior to March 1, 2025.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was continuously pursued since November 22, 2021, and the evidence supports that his condition required continuous myelosuppressive therapy treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25031390
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 793 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Granted
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- Granted
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