The Board granted service connection for chronic lymphatic leukemia (CLL) and remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity pain, an acquired psychiatric condition, to include depression, and individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The private physician's opinion was more probative as it provided a comprehensive review of the record and concluded that the Veteran's CLL is related to his in-service radiation exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric condition, to include depression, Chronic lymphatic leukemia (CLL), Left lower extremity pain, Left upper extremity pain, Right lower extremity pain, Right upper extremity pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25040746
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 907 · Granted: 35% (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
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