The Veteran's service connection claim for lupus was granted with an effective date of July 14, 2009.,A rating in excess of 60 percent prior to June 19, 2012, for service-connected lupus was granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were consistent and severe throughout the period on appeal, meeting the criteria for a 100% rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), gynecological disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1738929
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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