The claim for service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) is reopened and granted. The appeal is also granted for the issues of service connection for nephritis and TDIU, as they are inextricably intertwined with the reopening of the lupus claim.
The deciding factor: The new evidence received by the RO includes a medical opinion from June 2015 that suggests the Appellant may have had lupus during her ACDUTRA period. The issues of service connection for nephritis and TDIU are also granted as they are inextricably intertwined with the reopening of the lupus claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), Nephritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18147577
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What this means for you
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