The Board has determined that the Veteran's SLE and secondary nephritis are service connected. The claim for a chronic skin disorder is also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the conclusion that the Veteran's SLE, including her membranous lupus nephritis, was incurred during active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE), Nephritis, Chronic Skin Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1135527
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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.
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