The Board has granted service connection for leukopenia and found that it is related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. However, an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that there is no medical evidence establishing a casual nexus between Agent Orange exposure and leukopenia.
- Claimed conditions
- Leukopenia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23020657
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