The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematous (lupus or SLE), to include pericarditis claimed as inflammation of the heart. The claim for increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent for costochondritis was also denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and there was no direct service connection established for systemic lupus erythematous (lupus or SLE), to include pericarditis claimed as inflammation of the heart. The Veteran's complaints were attributed to her diagnosed conditions, including lupus.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematous (lupus or SLE)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0926330
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