The Veteran's cause of death is denied as his chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) was not caused by exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions found no link between the Veteran's CMML and herbicide agent exposure, and the Board considered other studies and literature that did not support a connection.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23020362
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