The Board has determined that the service-connected sideroblastic anemia with hemochromatosis contributed to the Veteran's death, and thus grants the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: Sideroblastic anemia with hemochromatosis affected a vital organ (heart and liver) and was of a progressive or debilitating nature, contributing substantially to the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- sideroblastic anemia with hemochromatosis, arthralgia of the knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1547045
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, arthralgia of the knees, myofascial syndrome, and a cervical spine disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active service.
- Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran's current bilateral lower extremities disorder is not related to service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied her claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim for service connection for back injury, now claimed as arthralgia of the lumbar spine, is reopened. The claims for service connection for arthralgia of the cervical spine and knees are remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board found no evidence of a chronic joint pain disorder in service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.
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