The Board granted an effective date of March 6, 2024 for the grant of service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome but remanded the issue of an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The ITF received on March 6, 2024 perfected the claim and established the earliest possible effective date for service connection based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- myelodysplastic syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25051028
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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