The Board found that the veteran's acute myelocytic leukemia was not incurred in, aggravated by, or related to active service and did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to exposure to ionizing radiation. As a result, the claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate that the veteran participated in a 'radiation risk activity' as defined under VA regulations, nor could it be presumed that his disease resulted from exposure to ionizing radiation during service.
- Claimed conditions
- acute myelocytic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0638326
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What this means for you
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