The Board denied service connection for myelofibrosis, finding no current diagnosis and insufficient evidence of a link to in-service herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The lack of competent evidence showing a current diagnosis of myelofibrosis led to the denial of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- myelofibrosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21062369
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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