The Board granted service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia, finding that the condition is etiologically related to toxic exposures during active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a private medical opinion from Dr. M.K., which linked the Veteran's in-service toxic exposures to the development of CML, and the Board's finding that the evidence is in approximate balance as to whether the condition is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092898
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 115 · Granted: 37% (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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is not related to his in-service herbicide exposure.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is found to be related to his service exposure to herbicide agents, specifically Agent Orange. The Board granted the claim after finding that the evidence was in equipoise as to whether the condition was due to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Dismissed
The claims for service connection for migraine headaches and a higher rating for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) were dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options.
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