The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for sickle cell hemoglobinopathy and also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was received to reopen the claim of service connection for sickle cell hemoglobinopathy, as the Veteran's condition preexisted service and was not aggravated by active duty. The Veteran has no other service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- sickle cell hemoglobinopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19135101
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