The Board has granted service connection for chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CML) due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service, and also found that the Veteran's cause of death was related to his CML.
The deciding factor: The evidence established a nexus between the Veteran's CML and his presumed in-service Agent Orange exposure, and it contributed substantially or materially to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CML)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21015282
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's tinnitus claim was denied as the evidence did not support a finding that it resulted from service, specifically noise exposure. The CML claim was also denied due to lack of evidence linking it to Agent Orange exposure.,Service connection for the cause of death was denied because there was no service-connected disability found to be the principal or contributory cause of death.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for leukemia, including CML and AML, to include as a result of herbicide exposure during his service in the Republic of Vietnam. The evidence did not show that the Veteran had been diagnosed with B cell leukemias or hairy cell leukemia, which are diseases associated with herbicide exposure.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Whole decision: Granted
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