The Board has determined that the veteran's Raynaud's disease warrants a 50 percent disability rating, as it does not meet the criteria for higher ratings under either the old or new VA Rating Criteria.
The deciding factor: The veteran's Raynaud's phenomenon is currently rated at 50 percent disabling based on its current manifestations and without meeting the criteria for higher evaluations in excess of 50 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud's phenomenon
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- September 9, 2002
- Citation
- 0211632
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied an effective date prior to November 1, 2021, for the award of a 40 percent rating for Raynaud's phenomenon.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for Raynaud's phenomenon to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing conflicting evidence in the record.
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