The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for leucopenia and mild anemia, as well as thrombocytopenia, due to ionizing radiation exposure. The claims are granted.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the Veteran supports a finding that his currently diagnosed conditions are related to in-service ionized radiation exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- leucopenia, mild anemia, thrombocytopenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1029964
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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