The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of sickle cell disease or any chronic disability manifested by sickle cell trait, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of sickle cell disease or chronic disability related to sickle cell trait during service or post-service, and the veteran's sickle cell trait alone does not constitute a compensable disability for VA compensation purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- sickle cell trait, chronic disability manifested by sickle cell trait
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0611428
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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