Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, for purposes of receiving DIC, based on a finding that his AML was related to in-service herbicide exposure and contributed substantially to his death.
The deciding factor: The weight of the competent evidence is at least in approximate balance that the Veteran's AML was related to his in-service herbicide exposure and contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25015031
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