The Board granted service connection for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) based on the Veteran's exposure to tactical herbicides, such as Agent Orange, during active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's AML is at least as likely as not related to his toxic exposure risk activities, i.e., his herbicide exposure while serving in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2024
- Citation
- A24062634
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The appeal for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death was dismissed, and entitlement to service connection for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) for purposes of accrued benefits was denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected prostate and bladder cancers.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) because it was not due to the Veteran's presumed in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) was dismissed because the veteran died while the appeal was pending.
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