The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, pericarditis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and arthritis/rheumatism due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service or presumed exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided did not establish a link between the Veteran's current diagnoses and his military service or presumed Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), Pericarditis, Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Arthritis/Rheumatism
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1017976
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