The Veteran's chronic urticaria with recurrent angioneurotic edema does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows no recent history of eruptions of chronic urticaria or angioneurotic edema, and the Veteran reports that his episodes are not debilitating and do not require any medications or other forms of treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic urticaria, recurrent angioneurotic edema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0905386
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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