The Board grants service connection for Reiter's Syndrome, as the evidence reasonably establishes that it is related to gonorrhea diagnosed during service.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence supports a link between the veteran's Reiter's Syndrome and his in-service diagnosis of gonorrhea.
- Claimed conditions
- Reiter's Syndrome, Back disability (to include as secondary to Reiter's Syndrome), Bilateral hip disability (to include as secondary to Reiter's Syndrome), Bilateral ankle disability (to include as secondary to Reiter's Syndrome), Bilateral hand disability (to include as secondary to Reiter's Syndrome), Bilateral knee disability (to include as secondary to Reiter's Syndrome), Genitourinary condition (to include as secondary to Reiter's Syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0813978
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.
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