The Veteran's antiphospholipid syndrome disability has not manifested with a platelet count of less than 100,000 at any point during the period on appeal. The Board finds that the currently-assigned noncompensable evaluation is the appropriate rating for the Veteran’s antiphospholipid syndrome disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show a platelet count of less than 100,000 at any point during the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- antiphospholipid syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19178628
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 940 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 10 percent for antiphospholipid syndrome and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case to correct errors in assisting the veteran's claim for service connection of blood clots, including antiphospholipid syndrome and factor II mutation heterozygous with resolved DVT.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for antiphospholipid syndrome is granted, with the decision being based on new and material evidence received since the previous denial.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions including pancreatic disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, low back disorder, bilateral hand and knee disorders, antiphospholipid syndrome, fibromyalgia, obstructive sleep apnea, headaches, and diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not support a nexus to service.
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