The Veteran's immune thrombocytopenia is currently rated at 70 percent, effective August 16, 2019. The appeal is remanded as the symptoms do not more nearly approximate chronic refractory thrombocytopenia requiring chemotherapy or a platelet count of 30,000 or below despite treatment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's immune thrombocytopenia does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to lack of evidence of chronic refractory thrombocytopenia requiring chemotherapy or a platelet count of 30,000 or below despite treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- immune thrombocytopenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2022
- Citation
- A22024371
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's immune thrombocytopenia has been rated as noncompensable since August 19, 2021. The Board found that the disability is fully capable of evaluation under the rating schedule and does not warrant a higher rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his back and knee conditions and psychiatric disorder, prevent him from securing or maintaining gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined rating of at least 70 percent.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a blood disorder, variously diagnosed as Acute Myeloid leukemia, B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder, and immune thrombocytopenia. The Board found that exposure to toxic chemicals and smoke during service is at least in equipoise with his current blood disorders.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TTP is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and an updated VA examination to assess the current severity of his disability.
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