The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as there was no evidence linking his acute myelogenous leukemia to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence establishing a link between the veteran's acute myelogenous leukemia and his military service, including any exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myelogenous leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0600067
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for acute myelogenous leukemia due to an inadequate medical opinion and a need to address direct service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to new statutory changes regarding herbicide agent exposure, and a VA medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's cause of death was related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, as there was no evidence that a disability of service origin or a service-connected disability caused or contributed to the veteran's death.
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