The Board granted service connection for acute myeloid leukemia, finding that the evidence supports a link to the Veteran's service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War era.
The deciding factor: The most persuasive evidence weighs in favor of finding that the Veteran has had acute myeloid leukemia as a diagnosable but medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness of unknown etiology resulting from his service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War era, and the benefit of the doubt rule was applied.
- Claimed conditions
- acute myeloid leukemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25054472
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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