The Board has granted service connection for reactive arthritis, claimed as Reiter's syndrome, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected prostatitis.
The deciding factor: The diagnosis of reactive arthritis (Reiter's Syndrome) is considered a natural progression from the in-service episode of urethritis and chronic prostatitis, which led to service-connected prostatitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Reactive Arthritis, Reiter's Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19130165
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, including Reiter's Syndrome, from December 11, 2001.
- Partly granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the rate authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) since April 16, 2001, and SMC at the rate authorized by 38 U.S.C. § 1114(l) based solely on the effects of Reiter's syndrome from December 16, 2004.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for OSA, a right knee condition, MCTD and Sjogren's syndrome, and reactive arthritis. The IBS claim was remanded for further evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for Reiter's Syndrome is being remanded due to the need for scheduling a hearing with a Decision Review Officer.
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