The Board has granted service connection for left lower extremity osteopenia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected autoimmune hemolytic anemia, with a pre-aggravation baseline level of noncompensable.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's auto immune hemolytic anemia likely aggravated his left lower extremity osteopenia, and the Board found this opinion to be persuasive given its thorough consideration of the condition and medical history.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity osteopenia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23011901
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