The Veteran's diffuse aquagenic pruritus and sarcoidosis have been granted service connection. The bilateral shoulder, right knee, and uveitis conditions are denied as not related to active service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for diffuse aquagenic pruritus due to the Veteran's credible lay statements of continuity of symptoms from service to present. Sarcoidosis was diagnosed after discharge but no evidence of diagnosis or treatment within one year of discharge, and thus not presumed under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Granulomatous Uveitis (including due to undiagnosed illness), Bilateral Shoulder Disorder (including due to undiagnosed illness), Diffuse Aquagenic Pruritus, Q. zoster, herpes zoster, varicella zoster, urticaria secondary to sarcoidosis, Right Knee Condition (including due to undiagnosed illness), Right Shoulder Disorder (including due to undiagnosed illness), Sarcoidosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19111912
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The Board has granted an effective date of January 4, 2024 for the grant of service connection for asthma and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The appeal regarding earlier effective dates for OSA with sarcoidosis is dismissed as a legal nullity.
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