The Veteran's service connection claim for multiple myeloma cancer, related to exposure to radiation during service, is granted.
The deciding factor: The opinion of the treating physician supports a finding that the Veteran's multiple myeloma is at least as likely as not due to his radiation exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple myeloma cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24083934
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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
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