The Board has granted the Appellant's request to reopen her claim of service connection for cause of death and has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, acute myelocytic leukemia, is related to exposure to herbicides during military service. The Board found a positive medical opinion linking the condition to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board provided a positive medical opinion linking the Veteran's acute myelocytic leukemia to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myelocytic leukemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1758698
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to acute myelocytic leukemia, which was determined to be related to his military service in Vietnam.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for acute myelocytic leukemia, claimed as promyelocytic leukemia.,The Board also dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for his lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and spinal fusion. The TDIU claim was granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not related to service-connected disability, and the Board found no evidence linking his leukemia to exposure to hazardous chemicals during service.
- Granted
The Veteran's leukemia, diagnosed as soft-tissue sarcoma, is presumed to be due to his exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange) during service. The cause of the Veteran's death was listed as acute leukemic crisis, which is considered a disease associated with Agent Orange exposure. Therefore, both conditions are granted.
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