The Veteran's cause of death is denied as there is no service connection for the cause of his death, and acute myelogenous leukemia was not found to be related to herbicide exposure or service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions did not find a causal relationship between the Veteran's acute myelogenous leukemia and his presumed herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam, nor were there any other factors linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myelogenous leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19177003
What this means for you
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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 claim for service connection for acute myelogenous leukemia due to an inadequate medical opinion and a need to address direct service connection.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim of entitlement to service connection for acute myelogenous leukemia before a decision was made.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to new statutory changes regarding herbicide agent exposure, and a VA medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's cause of death was related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
- Granted
The Veteran's cause of death was found to be due to acute myelogenous leukemia, which the Board determined was caused by his exposure to Agent Orange during service. Service connection for the cause of death is granted.
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