The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death, acute myelogenous leukemia, was not related to his military service or exposure to ionizing radiation. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of death was denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be established due to lack of evidence linking the Veteran’s acute myelogenous leukemia to his military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1013677
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What this means for you
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