The Board has determined that an effective date of December 10, 1986 is warranted for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to exposure to Agent Orange during service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on evidence showing the Veteran's presumed exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam and his subsequent development of myelofibrosis, a disease associated with such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- myelofibrosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2018
- Citation
- 1819561
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal as the proposed severance of service connection for prostate cancer and myelofibrosis was not a final decision, and thus premature.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's myelofibrosis, which was related to in-service herbicide exposure (Agent Orange), caused his death. Therefore, service connection for cause of death is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for myelofibrosis and anemia, finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an effective date earlier than April 26, 2021 for the award of service connection for graft versus host disease associated with myelofibrosis.
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