Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to ischemic heart disease and multiple myeloma is granted, as these conditions are presumed to be associated with herbicide exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran was exposed to an herbicide agent based on his specialty as a jet engine instructor at Hurlburt Auxiliary Airfield in Eglin, Florida, and ischemic heart disease and multiple myeloma are diseases presumed to be associated with such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease, Multiple myeloma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22000653
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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