The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for aplastic anemia is not well-grounded and has therefore denied it.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a link between the veteran's current aplastic anemia and his military service, including exposure to toxic chemicals in the Persian Gulf.
- Claimed conditions
- aplastic anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0024278
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0024278.
What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for aplastic anemia and hypothyroidism to schedule a medical examination.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability, currently diagnosed as left shoulder strain and dislocation. The other claims were remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for aplastic anemia due to a need to obtain additional evidence regarding the Veteran's service at Camp Lejeune.
- Whole decision: Granted
Service connection for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is granted. The Board found that PNH was at least as likely as not due to service-connected aplastic anemia.
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