The Veteran's service connection claim for fatigue disability was granted, and effective dates of June 5, 2022, were assigned for the awards of service connection for thrombocytopenia and aplastic blood anemia disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's fatigue disability had onset in service, and entitlement to service connection was granted on a direct basis. The effective dates were based on the date of continuous pursuit of claims for these benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- fatigue disability, thrombocytopenia, aplastic blood anemia disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25037497
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for thrombocytopenia to obtain an adequate VA examination addressing potential in-service exposures and any aggravation by service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all claims for service connection for various conditions secondary to hemochromatosis due to the need for additional development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for COPD, thrombocytopenia, GERD, and Barrett's esophagus as they are not related to the Veteran's service or toxic exposures.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for various disabilities due to duty-to-assist errors and the need for further development.
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