The Board denied the claim of service connection for cause of death due to Acute Myeloid Leukemia, finding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's AML to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions concluded that the Veteran's AML was not caused by in-service herbicide exposure and did not constitute a chronic B-cell leukemia as contemplated under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e).
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23051513
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