The Board granted a separate 70% disability rating from October 19, 2006 to February 3, 2010, and a 30% disability rating from April 1, 2010 for anemia secondary to uterine fibroids. The effective date of the TDIU determination is also October 19, 2006.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected anemia was rated at 70% since October 19, 2006 due to her hemoglobin levels being below 7 gm/100ml and the presence of symptoms such as weakness, fatigue, headaches, lightheadedness, dizziness, cold, numbness, a propensity to fall, and an inability to engage in normal activities.
- 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
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