The Board granted service connection for Polycythemia Vera, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding a relationship to his presumed herbicide exposure during military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate balance on whether the Veteran's Polycythemia Vera is related to service, including as due to his acknowledged herbicide exposure, leading to the grant of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Polycythemia Vera
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25052326
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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