Service connection for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Arthritis was denied.,A compensable disability rating of 10 percent for anemia prior to May 13, 2003, and a greater than 10 percent thereafter is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support service connection for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) or Arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1219927
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