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
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- Granted
The Veteran's angioedema, hypertension, seizures, obstructive sleep apnea, and thyroid cancer residuals are all service-connected. The rating for angioedema is denied as it meets the maximum evaluation. Hypertension receives a 10 percent rating prior to December 29, 2019 and no higher thereafter. SMC based on need for aid and attendance is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and needs additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's angioedema.
- 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.
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