The Veteran's anemia, secondary to her service-connected uterine fibroids, is rated at 70 percent from October 19, 2006. The Board also granted a TDIU effective October 19, 2006.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s symptoms of weakness, fatigue, headaches, and lightheadedness were found to be consistent with the criteria for a 70 percent rating under DC 7700 due to her hemoglobin levels being at or below 7 gm/100ml. The combined disability rating from her service-connected conditions met the requirements for a schedular TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- anemia, uterine fibroids with dysmenorrhea and menometrorrhagia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19180472
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.
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