Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence linking his military service to leukocytosis due to myeloproliferative and myelodysplastic syndrome.
The deciding factor: There was no competent evidence demonstrating a relationship between the Veteran's military service and his ultimate cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- leukocytosis due to myeloproliferative and myelodysplastic syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004639
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