The Board's decision was revised to restore the veteran's disability rating for Raynaud's disease from 20% to 50%, effective September 1, 1984. The original reduction in rating was found to be improper.
The deciding factor: The Board incorrectly adjudicated whether the veteran should have a higher disability rating rather than reviewing if her disability rating was properly reduced by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130427
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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for costochondritis, bronchial asthma, loss of teeth, and Raynaud's disease due to a procedural defect in the Notice of Disagreement.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a failure by the VA contractor to provide an examination at a time when the Veteran could attend.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left wrist, right elbow, and left elbow disabilities, as well as an initial compensable rating for left knee osteoarthritis and Raynaud's disease.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Raynaud's disease as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the condition and the Veteran's military service.
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