The Veteran's service-connected Raynaud's Syndrome was granted a rating of 40 percent, as the evidence showed characteristic attacks occurring at least daily.
The deciding factor: The Veteran experienced daily attacks with symptoms such as pain and sensitivity to cold, which more closely approximated the criteria for a 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7117.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud's Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0905157
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, but dismissed the appeals for Raynaud's Syndrome, insomnia, and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder due to untimeliness of the notice of disagreement.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's Raynaud's Syndrome has worsened, and a new examination is needed to determine the current severity of his condition.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Raynaud's Syndrome as it was not established that the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, or complications thereof, caused or aggravated his Raynaud's Syndrome.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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