The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to multiple myeloma, which is presumed to have been incurred in service as a result of exposure to Agent Orange. The appellant was also granted accrued benefits based on this decision.
The deciding factor: Multiple myeloma is a disease that warrants presumptive service connection if there is exposure to Agent Orange during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple myeloma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0212887
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for further development, including obtaining a new medical nexus opinion and addressing potential exposure to herbicides and asbestos.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of death, finding that the Veteran's service-connected multiple myeloma contributed substantially or materially to his death.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, skin cancer, a prostate disorder, and a bladder disorder due to the lack of competent evidence supporting these claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of multiple myeloma to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.
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