The Board granted an effective date of August 9, 2022, for the award of service connection for polycythemia vera and remanded claims related to right big toe disability, right knee disability, chronic fatigue, and a compensable evaluation for polycythemia vera.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was continuously pursued from August 9, 2022, which established the appropriate effective date under AMA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic fatigue, Polycythemia vera, Right big toe disability (claimed as gout), Right knee disability (claimed as gout)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110732
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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