The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for cause of death due to acute myelocytic leukemia, finding that there was no evidence linking the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and his fatal condition. The Board also found that the disease did not fall under any presumptive conditions related to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The Secretary determined that a positive association does not exist between herbicide exposure and acute myelocytic leukemia, thus no presumption applies.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myelocytic Leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0830349
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death was not based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE), thus the severance of service connection is improper.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for acute myelocytic leukemia due to exposure to Agent Orange during service and also grants the cause of death claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Acute Myelocytic Leukemia and Myelofibrosis due to insufficient medical opinion regarding presumed exposure to Agent Orange.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for Acute Myelocytic Leukemia, claimed as due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, is granted under the presumption of service connection.
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