The Veteran was granted a 100 percent rating for service-connected aplastic anemia and special monthly compensation (SMC) from September 8, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition required blood transfusions of platelets or red blood cells on average at least once every six weeks in the first year it was diagnosed, meeting the criteria for a 100 percent rating. Additionally, she is rated 100 percent for aplastic anemia and 70 percent for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress from September 8, 2021, satisfying the criteria for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) from that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Aplastic Anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009213
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