The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for anemia was denied, and service connection for various conditions including low back disability, PTSD, alcohol-related disorder, tobacco abuse disorder, TIA, cardiac murmur, right bundle branch block, atypical pneumonia, sinus disability, headache disability, gastroenteritis, PFB, chalazion surgery residuals, and subconjunctive hemorrhage of the right eye was denied. The Veteran's anemia is currently rated as 10 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating for anemia based on the need for transfusions or immunosuppressive therapy, and the current 10 percent rating adequately reflects the Veteran’s condition.
- Claimed conditions
- anemia, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine (a low back disability), acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), unspecified alcohol-related disorder, tobacco abuse disorder, transient ischemic attacks (TIA), cardiac murmur, right bundle branch block (claimed as an EKG finding), atypical pneumonia, sinus disability, headache disability, gastroenteritis, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), chalazion surgery residuals, subconjunctive hemorrhage of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2019
- Citation
- A19002884
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