The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to exposure to jet fuel in service, finding that the veteran's acute myelogenous leukemia was not caused by or aggravated by such exposure and that no other service-connected disability contributed substantially or materially to his death.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence showed that the veteran's acute myelogenous leukemia did not have a connection to exposure to jet fuel in service, and that any service-connected disabilities played no role in causing his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myelogenous leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2003
- Citation
- 0300904
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