The Board has determined that the criteria for restoration of a 40 percent evaluation for Reiter's syndrome are not met, and thus the claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show an actual change in the condition or improvement in the veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work sufficient to warrant restoration of the 40 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Reiter's syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0613879
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for Reiter's syndrome and granted service connection for ulcerative colitis as secondary to Reiter's syndrome, effective December 11, 2001.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an increased rating for Reiter's syndrome and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for additional development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral knee, shoulder, ankle, neck, Reiter's syndrome, and uveitis, to obtain adequate VA addendum opinions.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for Reiter’s syndrome, left hip, bilateral knee, and bilateral ankles with hyperuricemia was denied. The disability is rated at 60 percent since December 19, 2010.
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