Partly grantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for multiple myeloma, back disability (secondary to multiple myeloma), and depression, with an effective date of January 26, 2021. The decision also remanded claims related to breast cancer, DEA benefits, and initial ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's multiple myeloma was directly linked to in-service exposure to herbicide agents due to her service at Hill AFB, which is a designated Superfund site for such exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Myeloma, Compression Fractures in Back/Back Pain, Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25110885
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