The Veteran's urticaria has been rated at 10 percent, but the Board found that with resolution of doubt in her favor, a higher rating of 30 percent is warranted due to recurrent episodes requiring intermittent systemic immunosuppressive therapy.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no debilitating episodes during the prior 12 months due to urticaria, but the Veteran testified and provided evidence showing she had multiple flare-ups that required treatment with steroids for several weeks. The Board resolved doubt in her favor and granted a higher rating of 30 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic idiopathic urticaria and angioedema, posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD) with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1808167
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