The Veteran's claim for SLE was previously denied in June 1979, but reopened due to new evidence submitted by the Appellant. The Board found that there is no direct service connection for SLE as it did not occur during active duty.,Service connection for CAD was granted based on herbicide exposure, and an effective date earlier than August 31, 2010, was established.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a direct service connection for SLE. The Veteran served in Vietnam but there is no record of treatment or diagnosis during service.,Service connection for CAD was granted based on herbicide exposure at Camp Lejeune. An effective date earlier than August 31, 2010, was established as the disease became a covered herbicide disease after that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic lupus erythematosus with nephritis (SLE), Coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18117465
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