The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID) and has determined that it is at least as likely as not that the condition was incurred during active duty due to environmental exposures. The Veteran's current disability, in-service incurrence, and causal nexus have been established.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion found that the Veteran's CVID is at least as likely as not caused by his military service, including hazardous exposures while stationed at Naval Air Station South Weymouth.
- Claimed conditions
- Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24021291
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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.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from substantially gainful employment, and his TDIU claim is denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension, CVID, lactic acidosis, respiratory disorder (including asthma and COPD), and hypogammaglobulinemia are related to his exposure to herbicides during service in Vietnam.,Service connection for these conditions is granted based on presumed exposure to Agent Orange.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's disability, Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID), is currently rated at 40 percent under the rating criteria for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to evaluate all manifestations of his CVID.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for CVID, also claimed as Specific Antibody Deficiency, Selective IgM Deficiency, and Mannose Binding Lectin Deficiency. The appeal is remanded for further consideration of secondary service connection claims.
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