The Board finds that the Veteran's polymyositis and myasthenia gravis are proximately due to or the result of her service-connected chronic urticaria.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's polymyositis and myasthenia gravis are secondary to her service-connected chronic urticaria, as they were caused by medications taken to control the urticaria.
- Claimed conditions
- polymyositis, myasthenia gravis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0905990
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
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