The Board has granted service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and found that the Veteran's MDS caused his death. The appeal is remanded to obtain a post-mortem opinion regarding the relationship between MDS and AML, as well as its impact on the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that direct service connection for MDS was established based on exposure to herbicide agents during service and medical nexus provided by the appellant's counsel.
- Claimed conditions
- myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19103311
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for a new VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's MDS and potential AML and b-cell leukemia due to inadequacies in previous opinions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), to include anaplastic anemia, due to toxic exposure at Fort McClellan.
- Denied
The appeal for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death was dismissed, and entitlement to service connection for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) for purposes of accrued benefits was denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome based on the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune during his military service.
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