The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to Agent Orange exposure, finding no medical evidence linking the leukemia to such exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a link between the veteran's fatal acute myelogenous leukemia and his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myelogenous leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0608872
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
Related decisions
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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim of entitlement to service connection for acute myelogenous leukemia before a decision was made.
- 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 Veteran's cause of death is denied as there is no service connection for the cause of his death, and acute myelogenous leukemia was not found to be related to herbicide exposure or service.
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