GrantedPACT Act
The veteran's service connection for MDS, which was severed in 2022, has been restored effective June 1, 2022. The appeal is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA did not meet its burden of proving the original grant of service connection was clearly and unmistakably erroneous.
- Claimed conditions
- myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25004533
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