The Board has determined that the veteran's cause of death, acute myelogenous leukemia, is related to his exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. As a result, service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence shows that the veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during his service and that his acute myelogenous leukemia was related to this exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0606797
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
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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