The Board granted service connection for hemochromatosis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The October 2021 VA examiner concluded that it was possible that the Veteran's service-connected diabetes could worsen his underlying hemochromatosis, leading to a finding of aggravation beyond its natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- hemochromatosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22001603
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for additional development due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all claims for service connection for various conditions secondary to hemochromatosis due to the need for additional development.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted an effective date of August 29, 2022 for the award of service connection for chest pain and shortness of breath but denied an earlier effective date for abdominal pain. Hemochromatosis remains under review.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension and polycythemia vera, but remanded the claims for hemochromatosis, sleep apnea, and cirrhosis of the liver for further development.
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