The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sickle cell anemia, finding that his current condition is a congenital defect and not related to his military service. The appeal regarding TDIU was also remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be granted as the Veteran's sickle cell trait is considered a congenital defect without evidence of superimposed disease or injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- sickle cell anemia, sickle cell trait
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20002785
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, increased ratings, and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance due to insufficient evidence of entitlement arising before December 14, 2018.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sickle cell trait for further development and consideration.
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