The Veteran's B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia is presumed to have been incurred in service due to exposure to herbicide agents, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was presumed exposed to herbicide agents during his service on a ship off the coast of Vietnam. As B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia is associated with such exposure, it is presumed that the disease was incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1746179
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Granted
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