The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for the Veteran’s cause of death, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma and subsequent Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia contributed to his death. The Board resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the appellant.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran’s lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, which developed into Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia and caused his death, was related to service exposure to chemicals and pesticides. The private physician's opinion linking the Veteran's lymphoma to his service, including as due to exposure to chemicals and pesticides, was considered.
- Claimed conditions
- Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia (AML)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20057796
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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.
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