The Veteran's claim for service connection for Raynaud's syndrome of the bilateral feet was granted with an effective date of August 19, 2013. The appeal is based on new and relevant evidence submitted after a previous denial in September 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran filed an original claim under the Fully Developed Claim (FDC) program on August 19, 2014, which was within the one-year retroactive effective date allowed by Public Law 112-154, Section 506. The appeal is based on new and relevant evidence submitted after a previous denial in September 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud's syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24020397
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for earlier effective date for service connection of Raynaud's syndrome associated with frostbite is denied. The Board found that the issue was not reasonably raised at the time of the December 1986 rating decision.
- Granted
The Veteran's Raynaud's syndrome, which manifested during service and has been continuously pursued since then, is granted an initial disability evaluation of 40 percent effective January 24, 2016.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased evaluations due to the need for medical opinions regarding potential exposure to toxins during service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have Raynaud's syndrome or residuals of a cold weather injury to the extremities, and therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.
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