The Veteran's service connection claim for antiphospholipid syndrome is granted, with the decision being based on new and material evidence received since the previous denial.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's in-service symptoms of headaches and fatigue may have been indicative of her later diagnosed antiphospholipid syndrome, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- antiphospholipid syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23049886
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 10 percent for antiphospholipid syndrome and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case to correct errors in assisting the veteran's claim for service connection of blood clots, including antiphospholipid syndrome and factor II mutation heterozygous with resolved DVT.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions including pancreatic disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, low back disorder, bilateral hand and knee disorders, antiphospholipid syndrome, fibromyalgia, obstructive sleep apnea, headaches, and diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not support a nexus to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's application to reopen a claim of service connection for thoracolumbar spine disability is granted. The appeal is allowed in this respect, but the issues regarding antiphospholipis syndrome and TDIU are remanded.
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