The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of aplastic anemia was granted from March 14, 2017. The effective date for the grant of service connection due to exposure at Camp Lejeune is set as March 14, 2017.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's aplastic anemia was related to his service or specifically to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune prior to the establishment of the presumptive service connection for such conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Aplastic Anemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065770
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 734 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Veteran was granted a 100 percent rating for service-connected aplastic anemia and special monthly compensation (SMC) from September 8, 2021.
- Partly granted
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