The Board has granted an increased rating of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected right leg disorder, effective from July 28, 1989. The claim for service connection for angioedema secondary to exposure to herbicide agents remains pending.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the appellant was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam and has been diagnosed with angioedema, which is considered presumptively related to such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- angioedema
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0003534
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for angioedema and gout, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence linking the conditions to the Veteran's active service or service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for thyroid cancer or residuals thereof, hypothyroidism, angioedema, parathyroid adenoma (also claimed as hypoparathyroid), seizure disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension, all of which are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected thyroid cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's angioedema is related to service.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection of angioedema and multiple myeloma were dismissed due to the untimely submission of the Notice of Disagreement.
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