A blood disorder where the immune system destroys platelets, causing easy bruising and bleeding.
Laboratory records showing your platelet counts over time are central to establishing your rating level, particularly whether your count has been at or below 30,000, between 30,001 and 50,000, or above 50,000. Treatment records matter at every level. At 30 percent, records showing prescriptions for oral corticosteroids or orders for intravenous immune globulin tie directly to that criterion. At 70 percent, hospital admission records documenting severe bleeding episodes and the administration of intravenous immune globulin, high-dose parenteral corticosteroids, and platelet transfusions are key, as are records showing ongoing immunosuppressive therapy. At 100 percent, records confirming chemotherapy for chronic refractory thrombocytopenia, or lab results consistently showing a platelet count of 30,000 or below despite treatment, support that level. Hematologist or specialist notes that describe your diagnosis, treatment plan, and response to treatment help connect your lab values to the required therapies. Statements from you or people who know you describing how symptoms such as bleeding episodes have affected your daily life and ability to work can help show the real-world impact of your condition.
Conditions that are often caused or made worse by this one. If you have any of these, they may be claimable as secondary service connection.
