GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted an effective date of [REDACTED], 2016, for the award of dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) based on direct service connection for the Veteran's cause of death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents while serving in Thailand, presumptively causing his leukemia, which was a primary cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Leukemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095937
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