The Board granted a 40 percent rating for Raynaud's disease prior to December 21, 2001 and a 60 percent rating from that date. The appeal is mixed as some issues were granted while others were not.
The deciding factor: The veteran had two or more digital ulcers with characteristic attacks since December 21, 2001 but no autoamputation of digits, warranting the higher 60% rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2004
- Citation
- 0402697
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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