The Board has granted service connection for sarcoidosis, a cardiac condition associated with sarcoidosis, a skin condition associated with sarcoidosis and the Veteran’s Persian Gulf War service, and a disability manifested by right hand tremors associated with sarcoidosis and the Veteran’s Persian Gulf War service. The conditions are considered to be related to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner confirmed that the Veteran suffers from chronic sarcoidosis which is at least as likely as not caused by his military service, including his documented service in Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- sarcoidosis, heart disability, skin condition, right hand tremors
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19168921
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sarcoidosis as new and relevant evidence has been received since the previous denial.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for major depressive disorder, tinnitus, sleep apnea, and a gastrointestinal disability due to untimeliness of the VA Form 10182. The appeal for service connection for sarcoidosis was denied based on the lack of evidence supporting a current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial rating higher than 30 percent for the service-connected heart disability to correct an error by the AOJ in not informing the Veteran of his right to a pre-decisional hearing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sarcoidosis as additional development is necessary.
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