The Board has determined that the Veteran's lupus disability did not manifest during service or within one year of service, and is against finding that his lupus disability is related to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for lupus is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by Dr. E. H., who reviewed the Veteran's service treatment records and other relevant evidence, concluded that it was less likely than not that the Veteran's lupus was incurred in or caused by his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (lupus)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1746713
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