The Board has determined that the Veteran's current idiopathic thrombocarpurpa (ITP) is related to active military service, including exposure to chemicals during his service in the Southwest Asia Theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. As a result, the claim for service connection for ITP is granted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran's ITP was related to jet fuel and other chemicals during military service, particularly during his service in the Southwest Asia Theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2011
- Citation
- 1105289
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and an upper respiratory disability, but denied service connection for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a kidney disease, finding no evidence linking his current condition to his military service or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The claims for obstructive sleep apnea, upper respiratory disability, and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura were remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) to ensure adequate due process and readjudication based on new evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), claimed as a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness, is granted due to his Persian Gulf War service.
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