The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to new and material evidence. However, it was not determined that the Veteran's aplastic anemia was caused by exposure to Agent Orange during service.
The deciding factor: There is no direct evidence linking the Veteran's aplastic anemia to service, including presumed exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Aplastic Anemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1449343
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's aplastic anemia is granted as service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for aplastic anemia and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a need to verify where the Veteran served in Southeast Asia, which may include Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran was granted a 100 percent rating for service-connected aplastic anemia and special monthly compensation (SMC) from September 8, 2021.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of aplastic anemia was granted from March 14, 2017. The effective date for the grant of service connection due to exposure at Camp Lejeune is set as March 14, 2017.
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