The Board found that the veteran's bilateral sacroiliitis with a history of Reiter's Syndrome does not meet the criteria for an increased evaluation beyond 40 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show severe intervertebral disc syndrome or unfavorable ankylosis, which are required for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- sacroiliitis, Reiter's Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- September 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0629447
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including a back condition, sacroiliitis, and degenerative arthritis in various joints.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for her sacroiliitis, effective November 23, 2010, and service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve as secondary to her service-connected sacroiliitis.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, including Reiter's Syndrome, from December 11, 2001.
- Partly granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the rate authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) since April 16, 2001, and SMC at the rate authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 1114(l) based solely on the effects of Reiter's syndrome from December 16, 2004.
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