The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for acrocyanosis, erythromelalgia, and tenosynovitis. The appeal was also denied regarding eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. chapter 35.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for direct service connection due to lack of a current diagnosis or link between the conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- acrocyanosis, erythromelalgia, tenosynovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2004
- Citation
- 0403918
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
The veteran's rating for tenosynovitis was restored to 20 percent, but the request for a higher rating was denied.
- Granted
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