The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for thrombocytosis and granted it, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected coronary artery disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's thrombocytosis was aggravated by his service-connected coronary artery disease, thus granting service connection on this basis.
- Claimed conditions
- thrombocytosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142768
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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for gout, migraine headaches, and a back condition as untimely. The claim for a compensable evaluation of thrombocytosis was denied due to lack of evidence supporting continuous or intermittent myelosuppressive therapy, chemotherapy, or interferon treatment. The issues regarding sleep apnea and myelofibrosis with abnormal weight loss were remanded for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for stroke, pelvic adhesive disease, urinary frequency, hysterectomy, and thrombocytosis as they were not related to the Veteran's service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for thrombocytosis, finding a link to the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for thrombocytosis, finding that the condition clearly and unmistakably existed prior to both periods of active duty service.
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