The Veteran's discoid lupus has been rated at 50 percent since the initial rating period, which is higher than the initially assigned 30 percent for this condition. The other knee conditions remain at their respective 10 percent ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's discoid lupus met the criteria for a 50 percent evaluation based on five characteristics of disfigurement under the revised rating criteria effective October 23, 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- Discoid Lupus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- September 16, 2013
- Citation
- 1329606
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum rating available. The Board denied a higher rating and also found that there was no evidence to support service connection for discoid lupus.
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