The Board granted service connection for Raynaud's syndrome but denied service connection for a connective tissue disorder, including rheumatoid arthritis.
The deciding factor: Raynaud's syndrome was related to cold injury sustained during service in Alaska, while no current evidence of a connective tissue disorder or rheumatoid arthritis was found.
- Claimed conditions
- Connective tissue disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, Raynaud's syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0911523
What this means for you
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