The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) is at least as likely as not related to her service, and thus grants service connection for SLE.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's SLE had its onset during service, with one opinion finding it did and another finding it did not. The Board resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the claimant.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1532206
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
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