The Veteran's pulmonary manifestations of sarcoidosis are rated at 30 percent, the maximum allowed under DC 6846. The other joint manifestations of sarcoidosis have not met the criteria for higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s pulmonary manifestations meet the criteria for a 30 percent rating as they require chronic low dose (maintenance) steroids due to persistent symptoms despite treatment with prednisone and other non-corticosteroids. Other joint manifestations do not warrant higher ratings as they are rated separately under DCs for specific joints.
- Claimed conditions
- sarcoidosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070485
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sarcoidosis as additional development is necessary.
- 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 issues of entitlement to revision of prior rating decisions on grounds of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) for further development.
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