The Board has granted an effective date of September 30, 2005 for the award of service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus due to new evidence received after a previous denial.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was reopened based on additional service treatment records associated with his file in March 2014, which played a role in determining the initial manifestations of his lupus and led to the grant of service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus effective February 14, 2014. The Board found that an earlier effective date prior to the November 2007 rating decision was warranted due to missing service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20056245
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms during and after service are consistent with the diagnosis of SLE.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus (claimed as lupus).,The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that it was related to in-service symptoms indicating kidney disease caused by systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus, discoid lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome as proximately due to service connected systemic lupus erythematosus, and fibromyalgia as proximately due to service connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Board also granted restoration of a 30 percent disability rating for temporomandibular joint disorder.
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