The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of scleroderma and determined that new and material evidence was submitted. The Board found that it is reasonable to suggest that the veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms during service may have been early signs of his current diagnosis of scleroderma.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's currently diagnosed scleroderma does not appear to be medically related to the gastrointestinal symptoms noted in service, but found it reasonable to suggest that these symptoms could have represented early manifestations of the disease.
- Claimed conditions
- scleroderma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0805430
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What this means for you
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