The Board has granted service connection for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) based on the presumption of exposure to Agent Orange during military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's terminal AML was likely caused by his presumed exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam, and thus service connection is granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130204
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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