The Veteran's hysterectomy is denied as not etiologically related to her service-connected cervical cyst disability.,The Veteran's essential thrombocytosis and primary myelofibrosis are currently rated noncompensable due to a hemoglobin level of 10.8gm/100ml.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion indicated that the hysterectomy was not caused by or aggravated by her service-connected cervical cyst disability.,The Veteran's essential thrombocytosis and primary myelofibrosis have a hemoglobin level of 10.8gm/100ml, which does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- hysterectomy, essential thrombocytosis, primary myelofibrosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- A19002004
What this means for you
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