The Board granted a 100 percent rating for aplastic anemia from March 14, 2017 to December 9, 2018, but denied an increased rating above 60 percent since December 9, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected aplastic anemia met the criteria for a 100 percent rating prior to December 9, 2018, due to frequent transfusions of platelets and red cells. However, since then, he has not required such transfusions or other symptoms warranting a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Aplastic Anemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065770
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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