The Board has determined that the veteran's cause of death was due to leukemia and thrombocytopenia, which are service-connected conditions. The appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the cause of death was established based on direct evidence (leukemia and thrombocytopenia) without any need for a presumption or secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- leukemia, thrombocytopenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0013044
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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