The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for Raynaud’s syndrome was granted, and service connection for scleroderma, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, mesenteric mass, residuals of meningitis, chronic diarrhea, and fungal infections of the lungs as secondary to Raynaud’s syndrome were all established.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran has each of these conditions and that they are related to his service-connected Raynaud’s syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud’s syndrome, scleroderma, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, mesenteric mass, residuals of meningitis, chronic diarrhea, fungal infections of the lungs
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102388
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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