The Board found that the July 1997 decision did not contain CUE, and the veteran's claim for service connection for SLE was granted.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the July 1997 decision did not commit an error of fact or law based on its application of 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.307 and 3.309, which pertained to new evidence in the veteran's case.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2004
- Citation
- 0403514
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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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