The appeal for service connection for iron deficiency anemia was dismissed due to a duplicate election under the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the prohibition of concurrent elections as per the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- iron deficiency anemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072307
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and service connection for iron deficiency anemia.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hot flashes, sleep apnea, iron deficiency anemia, and PTSD as the probative evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or due to active service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from July 15, 2014 to June 12, 2019. Service connection for renal cysts and other conditions was denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for iron deficiency anemia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected carcinoid tumor with resection of the small intestine.
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