The Board denied service connection for Acute Myelocytic Leukemia (AML) due to Agent Orange exposure, finding that the evidence does not show a direct or presumptive relationship between the Veteran's AML and his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no clear evidence supporting the claim of a link between the Veteran's AML and his time in service, especially his presumed exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myelocytic Leukemia (AML)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21040198
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- Remanded (sent back)
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