The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a blood disorder, including polycythemia vera and myelofibrosis. The Veteran's in-service exposure to benzene is found to be related to his current condition.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided establish a link between the Veteran's in-service exposure to benzene and his current diagnosis of polycythemia vera and myelofibrosis, which are considered separate but related conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- polycythemia vera, myelofibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1802009
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for polycythemia vera, finding a nexus to in-service herbicide agent exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for myelofibrosis and anemia, finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for additional development, including verifying the Veteran's claimed exposure to ionizing radiation and providing a new medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 60 percent evaluation for polycythemia vera, as the Veteran was prescribed molecularly targeted therapy to control red blood cell count.
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