The Veteran's iron deficiency anemia, as secondary to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), was granted service connection effective February 14, 2019. The claimant is seeking a higher initial disability rating for the condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's iron deficiency anemia did not require intravenous iron infusions at any time during the appeal period and thus does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- iron deficiency anemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24067209
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 216 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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