Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for a permanent and total disability rating for multiple myeloma. The decision is based on the requirement for a mandatory VA examination five years after diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The regulation requires a mandatory VA examination five years after the initial diagnosis to determine the appropriate disability evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple myeloma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007252
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