The Veteran's claim for service connection for neutropenia/leukopenia was granted in a June 2022 rating decision effective August 18, 2009. The Board denied an earlier effective date as there were no claims received prior to this date.
The deciding factor: No claims were submitted by the Veteran prior to August 18, 2009, which is when VA received his informal claim for service connection for neutropenia/leukopenia.
- Claimed conditions
- neutropenia/leukopenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24081089
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