The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for a VA examination. The issue of service connection for ITP, which the Veteran asserts may be related to in-service herbicide exposure, will need further review.
The deciding factor: The claim requires additional evidence and an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's ITP.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2013
- Citation
- 1328671
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) based on the medical evidence showing that his platelet count was within the range requiring only a 30 percent rating and did not meet criteria for higher ratings.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) as the evidence did not show that it began during a period of active duty or ACDUTRA.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence not considered by the RO, and the Veteran's claim for service connection for ITP is being reviewed again.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for ITP remains pending and requires further development to determine her true platelet counts.
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