The Board granted service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and remanded the claims for service connection for gastrointestinal problems, a multiple joint arthritis disability, otitis externa, and an initial compensable rating for a headache disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for SLE based on in-service exposure to environmental hazards. The other claims were remanded due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities or nexus to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal problems, Multiple joint arthritis disability, Otitis externa, Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25035341
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,549 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Partly granted
The Board granted a higher initial rating of 100 percent for systemic lupus erythematosus but denied an increased rating from 50 percent for the mental health disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus and a kidney disability, to include as secondary to SLE, for further development, including a new VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left hand numbness, a bilateral foot condition, and gastrointestinal problems due to inadequate VA medical opinions.
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