The Board granted service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), finding that the evidence was in relative equipoise as to whether these conditions were due to exposure to herbicide agents during active service.
The deciding factor: The competent and probative evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the veteran developed MDS or AML as a result of exposure to herbicide agents in service, thus granting the benefit of the doubt to the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) [refractory anemia with excess of blasts, trisomy VIII], acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0812788
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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