The Board granted service connection for pernicious anemia, finding that the Veteran's condition was incurred in or caused by active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided evidence supporting a nexus between the Veteran's current disability and his in-service toxic exposure risk activity related to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- pernicious anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25040765
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
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