The Board denied service connection for chronic myeloid leukemia as it was not shown in service or many years thereafter, and there is no evidence linking the condition to service or exposure to herbicides or ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: Chronic myeloid leukemia was not shown in service or for many years thereafter, nor is the condition shown to be linked to service or exposure to herbicides or ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myeloid leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0814027
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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