The Veteran's service connection claim for Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia (CLL) due to herbicide exposure during his military service is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided credible testimony about his duties in service, which included contact with C-123 aircraft known to have been used to spray an herbicide agent during the Vietnam era. This meets the criteria for presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia (CLL)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2024
- Citation
- 24013457
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