The Board has determined that the Veteran's AML/MDS is related to his in-service exposure to Benzene, and thus service connection is granted for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a link between the Veteran's in-service exposure to Benzene and his development of MDS and subsequent AML.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2014
- Citation
- 1450140
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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