The Veteran's initial claim for a rating of 40 percent for Reynaud's syndrome is granted, effective from December 22, 2021. The appeal for a higher rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran experiences characteristic attacks at least daily without digital ulcers or autoamputation.
- Claimed conditions
- Reynaud's syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22014100
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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
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- Granted
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- Denied
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any claimed conditions and therefore, service connection for these disabilities is denied.
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