The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the June 1981 decision that denied service connection for discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE). The Veteran's DLE was determined to have preexisted his entry into military service, but not permanently aggravated during service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not clearly and unmistakably demonstrate that the correct facts as they were known at the time in question were not before the RO or that the legal provisions effective at that time were improperly applied.
- Claimed conditions
- Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0921945
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