The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service-connected essential thrombocythemia was denied as the evidence did not show that the claim was filed before May 17, 2021.
The deciding factor: The effective date of the award of service connection is no earlier than the date entitlement arose, which in this case is May 17, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- essential thrombocythemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2022
- Citation
- A22025811
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's essential thrombocythemia is remanded for further evaluation and clarification of its etiology.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted an initial rating of 70 percent for essential thrombocythemia from August 10, 2022, to April 7, 2025. From January 1, 2025, he was granted a TDIU.
- Granted
The Veteran's acute myeloblastic leukemia is granted as presumptively related to exposure at Camp LeJeune. The claim for essential thrombocythemia remains pending and requires a new VA medical opinion.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a higher disability rating for the Veteran's hiatal hernia with GERD and remanded the claim for service connection for essential thrombocythemia.
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