The Veteran's Von Willebrand's disease was rated based on the severity of her platelet counts. The Board denied an increase in ratings, but remanded for consideration of an extraschedular rating due to the significant impact of the condition on daily activities and work.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s Von Willebrand's disease impacts her ability to engage in physical activities and requires constant precautions to avoid minor trauma that could lead to bleeding or bruising, warranting consideration of an extraschedular rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Von Willebrand's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19159310
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's daughter, A.G., is recognized as a helpless child due to her severe medical conditions and cognitive impairments that rendered her incapable of self-support prior to turning 18.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's Von Willebrand's disease is rated at a 30 percent rating prior to April 14, 2014 and from January 13, 2015 due to mild mucous membrane bleeding requiring treatment with DDAVP nasal spray.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service connection claim for Von Willebrand's disease, which he claims is related to herbicide exposure during his Vietnam-era service, was denied as there was no evidence of the condition in service and no link between it and his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's Von Willebrand's disease was incurred in active service, as it manifested during service and is not a congenital defect.
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