The Board has granted service connection for adult onset Still's disease and reopened the veteran's claims for other conditions, including a foot disorder, degenerative disc disease of the cervical and lumbar spines, residuals of a back injury, heart disease with hypertension, skin disorder, stomach disorder, hearing loss disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the diagnosis of adult onset Still's disease, which is considered service-connected as it was incurred during active military service. The new and material evidence has been submitted for other conditions, reopening their claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Still's disease, nonspecific neuropathy of the feet, bilateral hearing loss disability, dysthymia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2004
- Citation
- 0429331
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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.
What you can do next
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