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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- Granted
The Veteran's aplastic anemia is granted as service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for aplastic anemia and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a need to verify where the Veteran served in Southeast Asia, which may include Vietnam.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of aplastic anemia was granted from March 14, 2017. The effective date for the grant of service connection due to exposure at Camp Lejeune is set as March 14, 2017.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's initial claim for an initial compensable evaluation for aplastic anemia was denied, but he was granted a TDIU. The effective date for the award of service connection for aplastic anemia is set at November 20, 2017.,Service connection for neurobehavioral disorder remains pending and requires further examination.
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