Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 5, 2023, for the award of service connection for multiple myeloma and MGUS but denied a compensable evaluation for hypertension.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the earliest date of receipt of a formal claim for these conditions under the applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Myeloma, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25102803
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