The Board has granted service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome with anemia for purposes of accrued benefits and determined that the Veteran's death was caused by his herbicide exposure during service.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence established a link between the Veteran's MDS and herbicide exposure in service, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection due to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- myelodysplastic syndrome with anemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1211205
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further adjudication of his claims, including the propriety of reducing his disability rating from 100 percent to 40 percent.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome with anemia and leukemia was denied. However, the cause of death due to acute myelogenous leukemia was granted based on exposure to contaminated water at Beale Air Force Base.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded to determine if the Veteran was exposed to ionizing radiation during service, which could potentially affect his claim for accrued benefits and the cause of death.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome with anemia, finding no evidence linking it to his military service or exposure to herbicides. The cause of death was attributed to respiratory failure due to blood cancer.
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