The Board granted service connection for Raynaud's disease and its secondary effects on the Veteran’s bilateral upper and lower extremities, effective from the date of claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy is proximately caused by his service-connected Raynaud's disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud's disease, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, Right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25036961
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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