The Board found that the veteran's acute monocytic leukemia was not incurred in or aggravated by service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The evidence did not confirm any official exposure to radiation during his service.
The deciding factor: There is no objective evidence confirming the veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute monocytic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0524961
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for acute monocytic leukemia and found that the Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected condition. The claim is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence was not received to support the claim. The appellant submitted additional evidence but it did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his acute monocytic leukemia or active pulmonary tuberculosis to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a reconstructed dose estimate of the veteran's exposure to radiation during service and obtaining appropriate opinions on whether this exposure is related to his fatal leukemia.
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