The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim seeking service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The new evidence does not establish the clinical presence of AML in service or within one year of the veteran's retirement, nor does it indicate that any of his service-connected disabilities caused or substantially contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0621778
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), was caused by his exposure to Agent Orange during service in Vietnam. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of death is granted.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) as it was not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service.
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