Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, acute myeloid or myelogenous leukemia (AML), due to presumed herbicide agent exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided by Dr. K was highly probative and persuasive in establishing a link between the Veteran's AML and his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute myeloid or myelogenous leukemia (AML)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100033
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