The Veteran's claim for service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus is granted. The appeal concerning the rating for left knee chondromalacia patella is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew her appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided evidence indicating that her symptoms of aching and swollen joints, frequent fevers, night sweats, skin rashes, anemia, muscle weakness, hair loss, tooth loss, and sores during service are related to her current diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic lupus erythematosus, Left knee chondromalacia patella
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1602767
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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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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that it was related to in-service symptoms indicating kidney disease caused by systemic lupus erythematosus.
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