The Veteran's Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Heart Condition (Pericarditis) are granted service connection as they were incurred during her active duty.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran’s SLE had its onset during service, and her heart condition was caused by her SLE.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Heart Condition (Pericarditis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2020
- Citation
- A20017722
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.
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