The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen her claim for service connection for discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence did not provide a correlation between the veteran's DLE and her military service, either while on active duty or active duty for training.
- Claimed conditions
- Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0844462
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's initial claim for a disability rating of 60 percent for systemic lupus erythematosus and discoid lupus erythematosus prior to January 31, 2014 was granted. For the entire appeal period, his service-connected lupus symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
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