The Veteran's residuals of Lyme disease, including hypothyroidism, keratoconjunctivitis, and autoimmune deficiency, are found to be causally related to her service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's post-service diagnosis of Lyme disease is causally or etiologically due to service, based on in-service tick bites and symptoms such as fevers, fatigue, and infections.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of Lyme disease, hypothyroidism, keratoconjunctivitis, autoimmune deficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19169227
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
The appellant is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits, effective September 1, 2020.
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