The Board remands the claim for service connection for leukemia to ensure the Veteran is afforded a VA examination and an opinion on the etiology of his condition, as well as to determine if he participated in any toxic exposure risk activities during service.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to a duty to assist error, specifically the failure to provide a VA examination and obtain a medical opinion regarding the potential link between the Veteran's leukemia and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25052008
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a blood disorder of acquired autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a blood disorder of myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms (MDN/MPN) with neutrophilia/atypical chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus with an effective date of January 4, 2022, but no earlier. Service connection was also granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for leukemia, to include CML and chronic B-cell leukemia/hairy cell leukemia, as it requires a medical opinion under the PACT Act.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, currently diagnosed as left shoulder strain and dislocation. The other claims were remanded.
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