The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for polycythemia vera with hemochromatosis is denied, but he is granted an initial 60 percent disability rating for service-connected pulmonary embolism secondary to his polycythemia vera.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find the Veteran to have a chronic pulmonary thromboembolism requiring anticoagulant therapy or any other condition that would warrant a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6817.
- Claimed conditions
- polycythemia vera, pulmonary embolism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 12, 2026
- Citation
- A26013282
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