The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia with hypogammaglobulinemia, splenomegaly, thrombocytopenia and myelodysplastic syndrome.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not reach equipoise regarding whether an earlier effective date than May 13, 2014, for the grant of service connection was warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia with hypogammaglobulinemia, splenomegaly, thrombocytopenia, myelodysplastic syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19165438
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What this means for you
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