The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for myelofibrosis, which is now claimed as myelomonocytic leukemia. The evidence shows that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents in Vietnam and his current diagnosis of myelofibrosis is related to this exposure. Service connection is granted on a presumptive basis.
The deciding factor: The Board found new medical opinions linking the Veteran's myelofibrosis to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service, which established a nexus between the condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Myelofibrosis, Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18101521
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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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- Granted
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