The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, specifically acute myeloid leukemia (AML), due to direct exposure to herbicide agents during active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate balance that the Veteran's AML was related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25028685
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.
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