Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma and ischemic heart disease, both presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in the Korean DMZ.
The deciding factor: The Veteran served in the Korean DMZ from February 1971 to September 1972, and both conditions are presumptively associated with such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple myeloma, ischemic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095466
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