The Board has determined that the Veteran's myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia are related to his service in Vietnam, specifically due to exposure to Agent Orange. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions attributed the Veteran's MDS and AML to Agent Orange exposure during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), 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
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193572
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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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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
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