The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, therapy related acute myeloid leukemia due to metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma, is at least as likely as not caused by his service and/or herbicide exposure. Therefore, the claim for entitlement to DIC based on service connection for cause of the Veteran's death has been granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death was related to his service, including conceded herbicide exposure (Agent Orange).
- Claimed conditions
- therapy related acute myeloid leukemia, metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22016075
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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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