The Board granted service connection for leukemia and tinnitus, but denied an increased rating for prostate cancer and remanded issues related to hearing loss, TDIU, and cause of death.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence supporting a direct link between in-service herbicide exposure and the Veteran's leukemia, as well as his reported onset of tinnitus during service. The reasoning did not support an increased rating for prostate cancer due to lack of local reoccurrence or metastasis, and the other issues were remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Leukemia (chronic myeloid leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia), Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010774
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