The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to chronic myelogenous leukemia, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and could not be presumed to have been incurred in service. The Board also found no evidence linking the leukemia to exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange).
The deciding factor: The medical records did not show a link between chronic myelogenous leukemia and either service or Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myelogenous leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2002
- Citation
- 0205368
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an addendum etiology opinion to determine if the Veteran's chronic myelogenous leukemia was incurred in or caused by military service, including conceded exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during his service in Southwest Asia.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a nexus to his presumed herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic myelogenous leukemia, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's condition and his military service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
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