The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher initial evaluation and an earlier effective date for service connection due to insufficient evidence of prior claims or entitlement.
The deciding factor: The RO received the veteran's claim on December 12, 1994, which was considered as the effective date. The veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish that his claim should have been granted earlier.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0007291
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that it was related to in-service symptoms indicating kidney disease caused by systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus, discoid lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome as proximately due to service connected systemic lupus erythematosus, and fibromyalgia as proximately due to service connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Board also granted restoration of a 30 percent disability rating for temporomandibular joint disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus and glomerulonephritis due to a duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, finding no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship to the Veteran's military service.
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