The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, acute myelogenous leukemia with myelofibrosis, is related to exposure to Agent Orange during service and grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that AML was at least as likely as not caused by exposure to Agent Orange during active service, and this opinion is considered highly probative evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myelogenous leukemia, Myelofibrosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18151733
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to address questions regarding the Veteran's myelofibrosis and coronary artery disease, specifically whether they were related to his period of active service or contributed to his death.
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