The Board has determined that the Veteran's Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is related to his exposure to jet fuel, solvents and other chemicals during service. The claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion established a link between the Veteran's AML and his in-service exposure to petrochemicals, including benzene and dioxin from Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19145911
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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