The Board granted service connection for chronic mouth ulcers (pemphigus) and bilateral peripheral vascular disease, but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The diagnoses are considered direct rather than due to a presumption or undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the Veteran's reported symptoms and medical evidence linking his conditions to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic mouth ulcers (pemphigus), circulatory disorder (bilateral peripheral vascular disease), acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18155614
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension was denied, and the Board found that an effective date prior to November 1, 2016 is not warranted.,Some of the Veteran’s claims were remanded due to insufficient evidence or need for additional examinations.
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