The Board has determined that the veteran's angioedema, also known as angioneurotic edema, was incurred during service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: All reasonable doubt is resolved in favor of the veteran regarding the incurrence of angioedema/angioneurotic edema during service.
- Claimed conditions
- angioedema, angioneurotic edema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2000
- Citation
- 0020181
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- 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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability other than tinea pedis, finding that there was no persuasive evidence of such a condition during or proximate to his military service. The appeal is dismissed.
- 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.
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